The Battle of China (1944)

1944 · Newsreel · 63 min · dir. Anatole Litvak

• War
• Documentary

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Anatole Litvak

Composer

Dimitri Tiomkin

Studio

War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. War Department

Released

1944-11-01

Series

Why We Fight

Running time

63 minutes

Cast & crew

• Anatole Litvak Director
• Anthony Veiller
• Walter Huston

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