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Plan for Destruction (1943)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 22M

Director : Edward L. Cahn
Writer : Karl Kamb, John C. Higgins

Synopsis

Plan for Destruction is a 1943 American short propaganda film directed by Edward Cahn. It looks at the Geopolitik ideas of the ex-World War I professor, General Karl Haushofer, who is portrayed as the head of a huge organization for gathering information of strategic value and the mastermind behind Adolf Hitler's wars and plans to enslave the world. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Actors

Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
Commentator
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
Karl Ernst Haushofer
George Lynn
George Lynn
Rudolf Hess
Frederick Giermann
Frederick Giermann
Nazi Radio Announcer

Crews

Edward L. Cahn
Edward L. Cahn
Director
Karl Kamb
Karl Kamb
Story
John C. Higgins
John C. Higgins
Story
Karl Kamb
Karl Kamb
Screenplay
John C. Higgins
John C. Higgins
Screenplay
Jackson Rose
Jackson Rose
Director of Photography
Harry Komer
Harry Komer
Editor
Richard Duce
Richard Duce
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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