The Battle of China

Apr 6 2005 Not Rated 1h 5m
Documentary, History, War

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.

Plot

In this installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda series, we learn about the country of China and its people. With a brief history of the country, we also learn of why the Japanese wanted to conquer it and felt confident about succeeding. Finally, the history of the war in that theatre is illustrated and shows the stiff determination of the Chinese who use all their resources to oppose Japanese aggression to the end.

Written by

Confucius, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein

Directed by

Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

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

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

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