Prelude to War

A government film directed by Frank Capra provides a comprehensive portrayal of the enemies faced by the Allies in World War II, focusing on Germany, Italy, and Japan, and aims to inform and unite the American public to defend liberty and support the war effort. Prelude to War is a 1942 American English-language Documentary History motion picture featuring Victor Bulwer-lytton, Kai-shek Chiang, Walter Darré, Otto Dietrich, Hans Frank, Joseph Goebbels and Wendell Willkie. Prelude to War was Produced by Frank Capra. Prelude to War is written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Robert Heller, Williband Hentschel, Adolf Hitler, Eric Knight and Anthony Veiller and it is directed by Frank Capra and Anatole Litvak. 20th Century Fox acquired the distribution rights for the film. Prelude to War was released on 27th May 1942 and takes a screen time of 53 minutes. Cinematography was done by Robert Flaherty and editing by William Hornbeck and Michael R. McAdam. The music was composed by Hugo Friedhofer along with Leigh Harline, Arthur Lange, Cyril J. Mockridge, Alfred Newman and David Raksin. At the 1943 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Documentary.