The Battle of Russia

In addition to the other virtues of this series, it's pleasantly strange to see an American film trying to make Communist Russia look as good as possible. We did not yet know that Stalin murdered so many that he made Hitler look like a piker. On top of that, you see things here not normally seen in '40s Hollywood movies: real soldiers with real guns, real combat... and very real corpses

The best part of this episode is seeing the continuous praise of the Soviet spirit which is so at odds with the U.S. attitude in the following decades. Consistent with the tone of the rest of the series otherwise.

Ano de Centenário de André Bazin: Repassando os filmes citados em Qu'est-ce que le cinéma? Filme #6 Esse é o meu favorito da série Why We Fight, não só por focar nos cercos de Leningrado e Stalingrado com os russos badasses motherfuckers, mas porque há a deliciosa ironia histórica em ver um filme do governo americano exaltando tanto a União Soviética stalinista. WEBRip no MakingOff.

Frank Capra #5

Very well put together war propaganda from good footage. Effective use of commentary, juxtaposition and montage (how appropriate).

Frank Capra & Anatole Litvak used more time for detail explaining the Russian side of the war than any of the other entries of the Why We Fight war documentary series. You certainly get schooled. Not always as interesting, but it helps you understand the how large and different the battles where in the Soviet regions, than the ones going on in mainland Europe.

A real historical oddity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvsintGi5JA [480p]