---
title: 'Why We Fight (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eugene Jarecki'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/why-we-fight-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436971/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Why We Fight (2005)

2005 · 98 min · Documentary · United Kingdom, France, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Why We Fight is a 2005 documentary film by Eugene Jarecki about the military–industrial complex. The title refers to the World War II–era eponymous propaganda films commissioned by the U.S. Government to justify their decision to enter the war against the Axis powers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eugene Jarecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-jarecki)
- **Screenplay:** [Eugene Jarecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-jarecki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-miller)
- **Director of Photography:** [Étienne Sauret](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-sauret), [May Ying Welsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/may-ying-welsh), [Brett Wiley](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-wiley)

## Cast

- [Richard Perle](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-perle)
- [Chalmers Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chalmers-johnson)
- [Harry S. Truman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-s-truman)
- [Frank Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra)
- [Condoleezza Rice](https://cinepixo.com/people/condoleezza-rice)
- [Dick Cheney](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-cheney)
- [Lyndon B. Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyndon-b-johnson)
- [Osama bin Laden](https://cinepixo.com/people/osama-bin-laden)
- [Richard Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-nixon)
- [George W. Bush](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-w-bush)
- [Joseph Cirincione](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cirincione)
- [John F. Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-kennedy)
- [George H. W. Bush](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-h-w-bush)
- [John McCain](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mccain)
- [Joseph Stalin](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-stalin)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/why-we-fight-2005
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