Frank Capra's Prelude to war

Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (Added Author). Knight, Eric. (Added Author). Veiler, Anthony. (Added Author). Newman, Alfred. (Added Author). Hornbeck, William W. (Added Author). United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division. (Added Author).

Summary: The first film recounts the Japanese incursion into Manchuria, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and the beginnings of the Nazi takeover in Eastern Europe. The second film documets the relentless advance of Germany's mighty military machine, as Hitler's armies terrorize their victims with blitzkrieg tactics and spread through the Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pkg. front.
Edition: Special collector's ed.
Publisher: La Crosse, Wisc. : Platinum, 2003, c1942.

Content descriptions

General Note:	For specific features see interactive menu. Special features includes Quiz.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Eric Knight & Anthony Weiler, screenwriter ; Alfred Newman, composer ; editor, William Hornbeck.
System Details Note:	DVD player required.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Documentary, 1942.