Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Mr. Capra goes to war: : Frank Capra's World War II documentaries.

Publisher, Date:

Chicago, IL : Olive Films, [2018]

Description:

2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

all region

Summary:

Depicting the ravages of combat, the lives of soldiers engaged in battle, as well as those left behind on the home front, five of the films that Capra was involved in bringing to the screen are represented in this special edition presented in cooperation with the National Archives.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Africa, North.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Tunisia.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.

World War, 1939-1945.

Fascism -- Germany.

Fascism -- Japan.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.

Propaganda, American.

Motion pictures in propaganda -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.

United States -- History -- 1933-1945.

Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.

Italy -- History -- 1922-1945.

Japan -- History -- 1926-1945.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Other Author:

Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, film director, film producer.

Olive Films, publisher.

Notes:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1942-1945.

Special features: "Frank Capra: Why we fight," an analysis of Frank Capra's war documentaries by Joseph McBride; Introductions to each of the five Capra war documentaries by Joseph McBride.

DVD; NTSC all regions; Aspect ratios, 1.33: and 1.78:1 presentation; Mono.

English dialogue; English subtitles.

Contents:

Prelude to war -- The battle of Russia (parts 1 & 2) -- The Negro soldier -- Tunisian victory -- Your job in Germany.

ISBN:

9786317573635 : DVD

6317573638 : DVD

Publisher Number:

OF1418

Other Number:

1059882796

System Availability: