The Battle of Chicago was a 1964 American movie which purportedly told the story of the prolonged battle between the United States Army and the Race's Conquest Fleet over the city of Chicago, Illinois in 1942-1944. The movie's plot was light and uninteresting, and it was riddled with historical inaccuracies. However, it had two major points in its favor which allowed it to succeed in the box office: copious amounts of contemporary newsreel footage digitally dubbed into color, including a magnificent opening scene showing the Conquest Fleet entering into Earth orbit, which the producers bought from the Race; and the popular and sexy actors James Dean and Brigitte Bardot in starring roles.