Overview
- Description
- Film Communique - 12th issue.
"Weapon of War" A US propaganda film "exclusive for the men and women of American industry." Animated cartoons showing Nazi efforts to spread dissension (racial and religious hatred) in the US.
09:18:08 "Great Floor of China" An airstrip is drained, surfaced, and tamped by Chinese peasants using primitive implements. - Film Title
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Weapon of War
- Duration
- 00:10:37
- Date
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Production:
1944
- Locale
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United States
China
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
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Producer:
United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Producer: United States. Army Air Forces.
Producer: United States. Department of the Navy.
Producer: United States. Marine Corps
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Propaganda.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 09:11:57:00 to 09:22:34:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
- Note
- See Story 2269, Film ID 857 for a similar version of "Weapon of War" with different titles.
- Copied From
- 35mm; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 1444
Source Archive Number: 111 WF 36 R1 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:34:23
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