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Plan for Destruction (1943)

6.0/10 0h 22m Apr 22, 1943
Documentary History

Plan for Destruction is a 1943 American short propaganda film directed by Edward Cahn. It looks at the Geopolitik ideas of the ex-World War I professor, General Karl Haushofer, who is portrayed as the head of a huge organization for gathering information of strategic value and the mastermind behind Adolf Hitler's wars and plans to enslave the world. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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Movie Details

Original Title Plan for Destruction
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
Commentator
Popularity: 0.7
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
Karl Ernst Haushofer
Popularity: 0.4
George Lynn
George Lynn
Rudolf Hess
Popularity: 3.1
No Photo" alt="Frederick Giermann" class="cast-photo">
Frederick Giermann
Nazi Radio Announcer
Popularity: 0.5

Key Crew

Director Edward L. Cahn
Screenplay Karl Kamb, John C. Higgins
Editor Harry Komer

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

Keywords

nazi world war ii nazism

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 6, 2025

I didn’t love Lewis Stone’s narration here, not least because he kept referring to Britain/British and England/English which always strikes me as lazy writing. That said, though, it’s still quite an interesting assessment of the forward-planning skills of former Imperial general Karl Haushofer ... Read more

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Details
Release Date April 22, 1943
Runtime 0h 22m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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