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Desert Victory(1943)

The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire!
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ReleasedWar,Documentary1h 0m

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.

Budget:

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Directed by:

David MacDonaldRoy Boulting

Written by:

J.L. Hodson

Cast

Harold Alexander thumbnail

Harold Alexander

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill thumbnail

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler thumbnail

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Bernard L. Montgomery thumbnail

Bernard L. Montgomery

Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel thumbnail

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

Claude Auchinleck thumbnail

Claude Auchinleck

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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