The Fight For Peace

The Fight For Peace

The Fight For Peace

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The Fight For Peace

1939

1h 5m

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Documentary

War

Overview

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

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Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

David Ross

Narrator (voice)

No Image

Acting

Chiang Kai-shek

Self (archive footage)

Chiang Kai-shek

Acting

Georges Clemenceau

Self (archive footage)

Georges Clemenceau

Acting

Engelbert Dollfuß

Self (archive footage)

Engelbert Dollfuß

Acting

Anthony Eden

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Eden

Acting

Francisco Franco

Self (archive footage)

Francisco Franco

Acting

Joseph Goebbels

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Acting

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Acting

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Acting

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

Self (archive footage)

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

Acting

Aleksandr Kerensky

Self (archive footage)

No Image

Acting

King George V of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom

Acting

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Acting

Alfred Krupp

Self (archive footage)

No Image

Acting

Владимир Ленин

Self (archive footage)

Владимир Ленин

Acting

David Lloyd George

Self (archive footage)

David Lloyd George

Acting

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Writing

Bruno Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

No Image

Acting

Pius XI.

Self (archive footage)

Pius XI.

Acting

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Acting

Kurt Schuschnigg

Self (archive footage)

No Image

Acting

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Acting

Иосиф Сталин

Self (archive footage)

Иосиф Сталин

Acting

Lev Trotskiy

Self (archive footage)

Lev Trotskiy

Acting

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Acting

Hideki Tojo

Self (archive footage)

Hideki Tojo

Acting

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Acting

Vittorio Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

No Image

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