What is War?
What is War?
2002, German. Directed by Alexander Kluge.
How does Clausewitz define war? What does the US president mean when he talks of a new kind of war in the 21st century? What does history teach us about wars? Which wars ended in a failed peace agreement despite numerous victories?
- Runtime
- 0h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 August 2002
- Original title
- Was ist Krieg?
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What is War? runs 24 minutes (0h 24m).
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What is War? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 August 2002. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed What is War??
What is War? (2002) was directed by Alexander Kluge.