War Department Report Explained

War Department Report
Director:Carl Marzani
Producer:Carl Marzani
Narrator:Walter Huston
Editing:Richard Lyford
Studio:Office of Strategic Services
Runtime:47 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

War Department Report is a 1943 American documentary film directed by Carl Marzani.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2]

The film's primary intended audience was war workers; it consisted of "battle footage, analysis of Axis military and industrial strength, and pep talks about America's superior resources." Some of the footage came from John Ford's Field Photo section of the Office of Strategic Services.[3]

The Academy Film Archive preserved War Department Report in 2012.[4] The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: War Department Report . National Archives Catalog . . 29 November 2021.
  2. Web site: The 16th Academy Awards 1944 . Oscars.org . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 29 November 2021.
  3. Book: McBride, Joseph . Searching for John Ford . University Press of Mississippi . Jackson . 2011 . 978-1-60473-468-3 . 721946460 . 349.
  4. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.
  5. Web site: Academy War Film Collection. Academy Film Archive.