Plan for Destruction
1943 film
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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 organisation 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.[1]
John C. Higgins
| Plan for Destruction | |
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| Directed by | Edward Cahn |
| Written by | Karl Kamb John C. Higgins |
| Narrated by | Lewis Stone |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Harry Komer |
| Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Lewis Stone as himself - Commentator
- Frank Reicher as Karl Ernst Haushofer
- George Lynn as Rudolf Hess
History
"Plan for destruction" first emerged in the context of U.S propaganda efforts during World War II. This followed the nation's participation in the conflict against Nazi Germany after the declaration of way on December 1941. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a short project dissecting the ideological underpinnings of Nazi expansionism.[2] This highlighted the need to inform American audiences about Germany's long-term strategic planning, tracing back to post-World War I resentment, rather than portraying Nazi aggression as opportunism.[3]
