War Department Report

War Department Report is a 1943 American documentary film directed by Carl Marzani.^[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[2]

War Department Report
Directed by	Carl Marzani
Written by	David Zablodowsky
Produced by	Carl Marzani
Narrated by	Walter Huston
Edited by	Richard Lyford
Production company	Office of Strategic Services
Release date	December 7, 1943 (1943-12-07)
Running time	47 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film's primary intended audience was war workers; it consisted of "battle footage, analysis of Axis military and industrial strength, and pep talks about America's superior resources." Some of the footage came from John Ford's Field Photo section of the Office of Strategic Services.^[3]

The Academy Film Archive preserved War Department Report in 2012.^[4] The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives.^[5]