December 24, 1941
Release Date

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Warclouds in the Pacific (1941)

Name: Warclouds in the Pacific
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1941-12-24

21m

Running Time

December 24, 1941
Release Date

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Plot.

This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defence across the world's greatest ocean.

Where to Watch.

Free

Currently Warclouds in the Pacific is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB

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Cast & Crew.

Lorne Greene

Narrator (voice)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Himself (archive footage)

Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Himself (archive footage)

Stuart Legg

Director / Producer / Editor

Details.

Release Date
December 24, 1941

Status
Released

Running Time
21m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Warclouds in the Pacific is a 20-minute 1941 Canadian documentary film, part of the Canada Carries On series of short films by the National Film Board of Canada. The film was produced, written and directed by Stuart Legg and narrated by Lorne Greene. Warclouds in the Pacific, which warned of an imminent Japanese attack, was released just one week before the attack on Pearl Harbor.