War Department Report
Directed byCarl Marzani
Written byDavid Zablodowsky
Produced byCarl Marzani
Narrated byWalter Huston
Edited byRichard Lyford
Production
company
Release date
  • December 7, 1943 (1943-12-07)
Running time
47 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

References

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

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