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The World at War(1942)

September 18, 19421h 6m

Documentary War

68%User score 68 percent

User Score

3 votes

Overview

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

Director: Lowell Mellett
Writers: Sam Spewack

Top Billed Cast

Paul Stewart
Narrator (voice)
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)

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The World at War (1942) | Watch Free Online Movies

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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Status: Released
Original title: The World at War
Original language: English

Keywords

eve of world war ii