Plan for Destruction (1943)
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.
- Date of release
- 1943-04-22
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
Casting
- Lewis Stone — Commentator
- Frank Reicher — Karl Ernst Haushofer
- George Lynn — Rudolf Hess
- Frederick Giermann — Nazi Radio Announcer
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
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.
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