Desert Victory
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1943-04-12
A featureless land fit only for war, as the narrator, J. L. Hodson stated in the early scenes: "If war was to be fought then let it begin here". In endless miles of rock-strewn scrub desert, where civilians hardly existed. Desert Victory tells the story of the Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including some re-enactment. Won "Best Documentary Feature" at the 16th Academy Awards in 1944.
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A featureless land fit only for war, as the narrator, J. L. Hodson stated in the early scenes: "If war was to be fought then let it begin here". In endless miles of rock-strewn scrub desert, where civilians hardly existed. Desert Victory tells the story of the Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including some re-enactment. Won "Best Documentary Feature" at the 16th Academy Awards in 1944.
Released
1943-04-12
Runtime
60
Director
David MacDonald
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
War
Documentary
Language
English
Production
The Army Film & Photographic Unit
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
British Army Film Unit
Army Film Unit
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Harold Alexander
Harold Alexander
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bernard L. Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
Erwin RommelClaude Auchinleck
Claude AuchinleckAlan Brooke
Alan BrookeAlan Cunningham
Alan Cunningham
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph GoebbelsHenry Harwood
Henry HarwoodJ.L. Hodson
J.L. HodsonArthur Tedder
Arthur TedderWilhelm von Thoma
Wilhelm von Thoma