RespondingtothecallofPresidentRoosevelt,theeightmajorHollywoodstudiosdevotedtheirresourcesandtalentsintheserviceofthewareffort.Featurefilms,documentaries,cartoons:thousandsoffilmsareproducedforthegeneralpublicorthedifferentbranchesofthemilitary.Allserveapurpose:tomotivatethecommitmentofnewrecruits,assistinthetrainingoftroopsortotheorganisationofthehomefrontanddenouncetheNaziideology;toexacerbatethepatrioticfeeling… Thegreatestmalestarsofthetimeputontheuniform:ClarkGable,JamesStewartandTyronePowerallactivelyparticipateincombatwhileMarleneDietrich,BetteDavisandRitaHayworthmobilisetoraisefundsorentertainthetroops. Allproducers,actorsanddirectors,fromthemostfamousstarstomoreanonymoustechniciansanswerthecallofthegovernmenttosetupagiantpropagandamachineandproducehundredsoffilmstosupporttheAmericanWareffort. THEHOLLYWOODWARportraysthisuniqueventureandoffersanoriginallookintotheSecondWorldWar,thehistoryofAmericaandthecinema.
