Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

Part of Frank Capra's World War II propaganda series made for the U.S. Armed Forces, this program presents newsreel footage addressing the Battle of China and shifting opinion as the United States moves from isolationism to supporting the war. Highlights include Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's moving address to Congress, Edward R. Murrow's reports from London during the Blitz and Charles Lindbergh expressing his opposition to America entering the war.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

2000

Director:

Anatole Litvak

Cast:
Walter Huston

Narrator

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator

Anthony Veiller

Narrator

Crew:
Anatole Litvak

Director

Julius J. Epstein

Writer

Philip G. Epstein

Writer

Emma Lazarus

Writer

Anthony Veiller

Writer