Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Name: Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1943-01-02
Duration: 57 min
Cast: Knox Manning, Martin Kosleck, Adolf Hitler, Alfred Jodl, Walther Hewel

1943·Movie·57 min·★ 7.0(18)

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The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

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About Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer is a 1943 English-language documentary and war film directed by Frank Capra and Anatole Litvak. The cast is led by Knox Manning, Martin Kosleck, Adolf Hitler. It has a runtime of 0h 57m. In United States, it is currently streaming on GuideDoc, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer was produced by War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry and U.S. War Department and made in United States of America. It was released on January 2, 1943.

Director: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
Writers: Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, Roger Q. Denny
Release date: January 2, 1943
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. War Department

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Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer cast & crew

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer was directed by Frank Capra and Anatole Litvak and written by Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, and Roger Q. Denny.

The cast features Knox Manning as Self - Narrator (voice), Martin Kosleck as Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage, uncredited), Alfred Jodl as Self (archive footage, uncredited), Walther Hewel as Self (archive footage, uncredited), and Joseph Goebbels as Self (archive footage, uncredited).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by William Lava, cinematography is by Arthur L. Todd, and it was produced by Gordon Hollingshead and Frank Capra.

Is Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer worth watching?

At 0h 57m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy documentary and war, Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer is worth a place on your watchlist.

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