Synopsis
Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.
Movie Information
- Director
- Lowell Mellett
- Writers
- Sam Spewack
- Release Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 66 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary, War
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (3 votes)
Top Cast
Paul Stewart
Narrator (voice)
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
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