Directed by:
Jascha HannoverScreenplay:
Jascha HannoverCinematography:
Andy LehmannCast:
Frank Capra (a.f.), Anatole Litvak (a.f.), Edward G. Robinson (a.f.), Franklin D. Roosevelt (a.f.), Volker Schlöndorff, George Stevens (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Some of Hollywood’s famed filmmakers risk everything in a patriotic campaign to mobilize America behind the war effort. Seeking to thwart Hitler’s pervasive propaganda, the U.S. government enlisted cinematic storytellers to rally the troops and galvanize the public. As major studios crank out anti-Nazi narratives, documentary crews are dispatched to the battlefield to collect tales of heroism. Having emigrated from Europe, iconic Jewish moviemakers such as William Wyler and Billy Wilder went to war zones to capture harrowing newsreels heretofore unseen by American audiences. From the frontlines, to aerial battles, to the liberation of the camps, these celluloid chronicles survive as stark reminders of the democratic ideals for which the Allies fought. (Atlanta Jewish Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Frank Capra (a.f.)
Italy
Anatole Litvak (a.f.)
Russian Empire
Edward G. Robinson (a.f.)
Romania
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939) - a.f.
Un pont trop loin (1977) - a.f.
Contact (1997) - a.f.
Volker Schlöndorff
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
The Finger Man (1962)
George Stevens (a.f.)
USA
Margaret Tallichet (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
A Star Is Born (1937)
William Wyler (a.f.)
German Empire