The Fighting Generation

1944 | 4 minutes | 4.9 ★ (12)

The Fighting Generation
  • Overview

    A 1944 propaganda short film produced for the U.S. Treasury Department and intended to boost war bond sales, directed by an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jennifer Jones as a nurse's aide. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, from the Academy War Film Collection, in 2008.

  • Release Date

    01 October 1944

  • DirectingAlfred Hitchcock
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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