Why America (1970)
Original title: Pourquoi l'Amérique
A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American society that caused the United States to emerge by the end of World War II as a dominant world power.
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Françoise ChristopheNarrator
Pia ColomboNarratorPierre AndrieuxNarrator
Jacques CastelotNarrator
Al CaponeSelf (archive footage)
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)Movie DNA
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What is Why America about?
A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American society that caused the United States to emerge by the end of World War II as a dominant world power.
How long is Why America?
Why America has a runtime of 100 minutes.