Victory Through Air Power (1943)
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- Approved
- 1h 10min
- Documentary, Animation
- 17 Jul 1943 (USA)
- Movie
An animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast
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Alexander de Seversky | ... |
Self
(as Major Alexander P. de Seversky)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Art Baker | ... |
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Billy Mitchell | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| James Algar | ... | (sequence director: animation) |
| Clyde Geronimi | ... | (sequence director: animation) |
| Jack Kinney | ... | (sequence director: animation) |
| H.C. Potter | ... | (scenes with Major Seversky) |
Written by
| Alexander de Seversky | ... | (book "Victory Through Air Power") (as Maj. Alexander P. Seversky) |
| Perce Pearce | ... | (story direction) |
| T. Hee | ... | (story adaptation) & |
| Erdman Penner | ... | (story adaptation) & |
| William Cottrell | ... | (story adaptation) & |
| James Bodrero | ... | (story adaptation) (as Jim Bodrero) & |
| Vernon Stallings | ... | (story adaptation) (as George Stallings) |
| Marc Davis | ... | (story adaptation) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Edward H. Plumb | ... | (as Edward Plumb) |
| Paul J. Smith | ||
| Oliver Wallace | ||
Cinematography by
| Ray Rennahan | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jack Dennis | ||
Editorial Department
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
| Morgan Padelford | ... | associate color director |
Art Direction by
| Don Griffith | ... | (animation) |
| Richard Irvine | ||
Set Decoration by
| William Kiernan | ... | (interior decoration) |
Production Management
| Daniel Keefe | ... | production manager (as Dan Keefe) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Bruner | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Lou Debney | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Richardson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Tom Codrick | ... | art direction: animation |
| Don DaGradi | ... | art direction: animation (as Donald Da Gradi) |
| Cliff Devirian | ... | art direction: animation |
| Bill Herwig | ... | art direction: animation |
| Karl Karpé | ... | art direction: animation |
| Charles Philippi | ... | art direction: animation |
| Elmer Plummer | ... | art direction: animation |
| Herbert Ryman | ... | art direction: animation |
| Glenn Scott | ... | art direction: animation (as Glen Scott) |
| Marc Davis | ... | story sketches (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound recordist |
| C.O. Slyfield | ... | sound recordist |
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bob Broughton | ... | animation photography (uncredited) |
| F. Bud Mautino | ... | animation photography (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Ed Aardal | ... | animator |
| Dick Anthony | ... | background artist |
| Jack Boyd | ... | animator (as Carleton Boyd) |
| Nino Carbe | ... | background artist |
| Claude Coats | ... | background artist |
| Al Dempster | ... | background artist |
| Hugh Fraser | ... | animator |
| David Hand | ... | animation supervisor |
| Ray Huffine | ... | background artist |
| Ollie Johnston | ... | animator (as Oliver M. Johnston Jr.) |
| Bill Justice | ... | animator |
| Ward Kimball | ... | animator |
| John Lounsbery | ... | animator |
| John McManus | ... | animator |
| Joshua Meador | ... | animator (as Josh Meador) |
| George Rowley | ... | animator |
| John Sibley | ... | animator |
| Joe Stahley | ... | background artist |
| Norman Tate | ... | animator (as Norm Tate) |
| Harvey Toombs | ... | animator |
| Bill Tytla | ... | animator |
| Marvin Woodward | ... | animator |
| Wilma Baker | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Marc Davis | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| Eadie Hofmann | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Rae McSpadden | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Buf Nerbovig | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Al Stetter | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Art Stevens | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Victor Cannella | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Sidney Fine | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Frederick Stark | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Clifford Vaughan | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Walt Disney | ... | presenter |
Thanks
| Billy Mitchell | ... | dedicatee |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists de Mexico (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is a unique film in Walt Disney Productions' history. This film is essentially a propaganda film selling Major Alexander de Seversky's theories about the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously showing the development of air warfare, the film switches to the Major illustrating his ideas could win the war for the allies.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm |
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| Taglines | Out of the pages of the book millions read and thrilled to comes a film...dramatic, powerful, fascinating...done as only Disney could do it! Don't miss it-it's a once-in-a-lifetime drama! (Print Ad- Albany Times-Union, ((albany NY)) 8 August 1943) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $788,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | After seeing the movie (at Winston Churchill's urging), Franklin D. Roosevelt finally committed to a full strategic air campaign against Germany. See more » |
| Goofs | The film claims the German's used air power to break through the Maginot line to conquer France. In reality, the German forces avoided directly engaging the Line and instead completely circumvented it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Hockey Homicide (1945). See more » |
| Soundtracks | You're In The Army Now See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
Billy Mitchell: Today, a war is very different than the last European war was. Now air power is the dominant feature of military operations. Air power can fly directly to the vital centers of an opposing state and neutralize them. It can destroy the cities, it can wreck the aqueducts, it can knock out the lines of communication, it can destroy the food supplies, and make the people helpless to resist. See more » |