The 60-minute documentary was the fifth of the Army Special Service’s “Why We Fight” series. Assembled under the supervision of Lt. Colonel Frank Capra, the film is a sublimely assembled collection of authentic newsreel footage from both the U.S. Signal Corps and various Soviet sources.
The film’s highlight is the siege of Stalingrad, alternately terrifying and awe-inspiring. The musical score was by the Russian expatriate Dmitri Tiomkin, who had previously collaborated with Capra on Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. 60 minute documentary.
