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Design for Death
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Design for Death is a 1947 American black-and-white documentary film directed by Richard Fleischer with a screenplay by Dr. Seuss. Produced and distributed by RKO Pictures, the film was originally released in English. It examines Japanese culture and its role in World War II, with promotional materials describing it as unmasking enemy war-makers. The production features music composed by Paul Sawtell.
The film has a runtime of 48 minutes. It received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film and was also nominated for the same honor. It is recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection. Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 5.5 and a TMDb vote average of 6.5. The work is categorized under the genres of documentary and keywords including Japan and propaganda.
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6.5Documentary Feature winner "Design for Death" (1947) examines Japanese culture and how it led to Japan's role in WWII.
Cast
- Kent Smith as Narrator
- Hans Conried as Narrator
Themes
- japan
- propaganda
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
45 votes
- Year
- 1947
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Screenwriter
- Dr. Seuss
- Composer
- Paul Sawtell
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Duration
- 48
- FilmAffinity ID
- 911240
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- publication date
- 1947-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- title
- Design for Death
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
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