Plan for Destruction (1943): Cast
Plan for Destruction is a 1943 historical documentary directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring Frank Reicher as Karl Ernst Haushofer, Lewis Stone and George Lynn. It runs 22 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
- Genres
- History , Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Plan for Destruction About?
The premise of Plan for Destruction without spoilers.
Released in 1943, this American short propaganda film directed by Edward Cahn examines the geopolitical ideas of former WWI professor General Karl Haushofer, presented as heading an intelligence network and as the mastermind behind Adolf Hitler’s wars and plans for world domination. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short.
Plan for Destruction Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- nazi germany
- world conquest
- geopolitics
- world war two
- suicide
- prison
- 1930s
- nazi
- lecture
- 1920s
- general
- 1910s
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- narration
- munich germany
- operation barbarossa
- germany
- university
- crime does not pay series
- german history
- intelligence service
- espionage
Plan for Destruction Cast & Characters
Frank Reicher leads the cast as Karl Ernst Haushofer, with Lewis Stone as Commentator and George Lynn as Rudolf Hess. Directed by Edward L. Cahn; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward L. Cahn
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Frank Reicher as Karl Ernst Haushofer -
Lewis Stone as Commentator - George Lynn as Rudolf Hess
- Frederick Giermann as Nazi Radio Announcer
More from Edward L. Cahn
More films directed by Edward L. Cahn: Incident in an Alley, Beauty and the Beast, Secret of Deep Harbor and You Have to Run Fast.
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Plan for Destruction FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Plan for Destruction, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Plan for Destruction?
Plan for Destruction runs 22 minutes.
When was Plan for Destruction released?
Plan for Destruction was released on April 22, 1943.
Who directed Plan for Destruction?
Plan for Destruction was directed by Edward L. Cahn.
More films by Edward L. Cahn Who is in the cast of Plan for Destruction?
Plan for Destruction stars Frank Reicher as Karl Ernst Haushofer, Lewis Stone as Commentator and George Lynn as Rudolf Hess, among 4 credited actors.
Does Plan for Destruction have a post-credit scene?
No. Plan for Destruction has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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