Overview

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.

Details

Genres

War, Documentary

Language

EN

Release Date

1943-04-12

Runtime

60 min

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Cast

Harold Alexander

Winston Churchill

Adolf Hitler

Bernard L. Montgomery

Erwin Rommel

Claude Auchinleck

Alan Brooke

Alan Cunningham

Joseph Goebbels

Henry Harwood