Apparently,Steven Spielberg’s preoccupation with World War II dates back to his earliest creations.
As a teenager, Sammy makes a short film about WWII that he titlesEscape to Nowhere.
As it happens, the real-life Spielberg made a short film of the same name at age 16.

Steven Spielberg.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
“The angles were better.
It can’t look like that.
Why is he showing this to us?'”
It hits theaters Nov. 23.