USMC 111320: "The World in Action: Fortress Japan

Item Description
Title
USMC 111320: "The World in Action: Fortress Japan

Citation information
USMC 111320: "The World in Action: Fortress Japan". (MB-5144.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
17/37

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
MB-5144

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111320

Decade
1940

Date
1944

Description
Wartime propaganda news magazine outlining the scope of Japan's territorial conquest and Allied operations to defeat Japan. Three avenues of attack are covered. Island hopping through the Central Pacific, bombing campaigns mounted from Aleutian Islands, and the Burma overland route. Allied success have caused Japan to create an inner fortress of defense. Key to that fortress is the industrial might of Manchuria and the Japanese defense workers, who are characterized as doing the will of the Emperor. Hardships are faced by Japanese civilians and the government works to contain discontent.

Location(s)
Japan; China; Manchuria (China)

Camera crew
Warwick Pictures, Inc,. (Producer); United Artists (Distributor)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Produced in 1944.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
600

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Unknown

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
03/15/2024

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
17:18

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II