Know Your Ally: Britain
Know Your Ally: Britain was a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the United States War Department and Signal Corp to solidify Anglo-American solidarity within the ranks as well as counter Nazi propaganda aimed at weakening the Alliance.
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A US government short feature meant to introduce American military personnel to our fighting ally Great Britain. Directed by Robert Stevenson (uncredited). US military release 1944. Complete print. NOTE: One of a series of five Know Your Ally and Know Your Enemy films that were planned. However this one and "Know Your Enemy: Japan" were the only two produced. "Know Your Enemy: Japan" is in the Picfixer Feature Film Collection.
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- Director
- Robert Stevenson
- Starring
- Walter Huston, Ernest Bevin, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Herbert Morrison, Louis Mountbatten, Benito Mussolini, Franklin D. Roosevelt
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