Victory Through Air Power

Victory Through Air Power (1943)

There's a Thrill in the Air!

Based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky's about his theories of the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film shows de Seversky illustrating his ideas of how air power could win World War II for the Allies.

Date of release
1943-07-17
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (54)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Animation, War, Documentary
Director
James Algar, Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, H. C. Potter

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Victory Through Air Power
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Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 American animated propaganda film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists on July 17, 1943. It is based on the 1942 book of the same name by Alexander P. de Seversky, who himself appeared in the film, an unusual departure from Disney animated feature films of the time.

Production

Walt Disney read Victory through Air Power and felt that its message was so important that he personally financed the animated production of the book. The film was primarily created to express Seversky's theories to government officials and the public.

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