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During World War II the propaganda engine of the US government made a pivotal decision with unforeseeable results they tapped John Huston to shoot war documentaries with an expressly patriotic spin Few could guess the degree to which Hustons documentaries would depict the sheer brutality and horror of modern warfare particularly his Let There Be Light and The Battle of San Pietro The films served by default as cinematic protests even as they graced new and brilliant heights within the scope of American documentary Indeed Light was banned by the government for 35 years Midge Mackenzies 1998 documentary John Huston War Stories explores this little known facet of Hustons career intercutting clips from the various documentaries with a Huston interview shot just prior to his death