---
title: 'Design for Death (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Fleischer'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 48
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/design-for-death-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040285/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Design for Death (1947)

1947 · 48 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Design for Death is a 1947 American documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It was based on a shorter U.S. Army training film, Our Job in Japan, that had been produced in 1945–1946 for the soldiers occupying Japan after World War II. Both films dealt with Japanese culture and the origins of the war.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-fleischer)
- **Screenplay:** [Dr. Seuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/dr-seuss)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell)
- **Producer:** [Sid Rogell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-rogell)

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