Plan for Destruction

1943 | 22 minutes | 5.8 ★ (4)

Plan for Destruction
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    22 April 1943

  • DirectingEdward L. Cahn
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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