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UNITED STATES · 1944

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

Frank Capra
Classical Hollywood Japanese occupation of China World War II propaganda Chinese resistance and migration Flying Tigers Atrocities of war
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The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's stirring address before congress, the rape of Nanking, the great 2,000 mile migration, and Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers.

Year1944
CountryUnited States
DirectorFrank Capra
MovementClassical Hollywood
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