Interrogation of enemy airmen

Official War Department training film TF-1.3326 produced by the First Motion Picture Film Unit Army Air Forces. Demonstrates psychological approaches, methods and interrogation techniques employed by air intelligence officers in extracting military information from captured enemy airmen. Dramatized interviews with German, Italian and Japanese pilots are depicted to illustrate the the importance of pre-knowledge of the prisoner's history, culture, customs, ideology, superstitions and language. The importance of preparing for the interview by examining the intelligence reports and the prisoner's personal belongings is stressed.