Our Cities Must Fight
1951 civil defense film
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Our Cities Must Fight is a 1951 American short civil defense film produced by Archer Productions and sponsored by the US Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA).[2] The film implores American citizens to not flee from cities in the event of a nuclear attack, utilizing stock footage alongside filmed segments of two men having a conversation in an office.[3]
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Production company | Archer Productions |
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Running time | 10 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Our Cities Must Fight was one of three films, alongside Survival Under Atomic Attack (1951) and Duck and Cover (1952), outlined in a December 11, 1950, memorandum by the FDCA, ten days after the FDCA's creation by US President Harry S. Truman via executive order;[3] both Our Cities Must Fight and Duck and Cover were produced by Archer Productions.[3]
