Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Roy Boulting & David MacDonald |
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Written by: | J.L. Hodson |
Runtime: | 60 minutes |
Tagline: | The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire! |
Cast:
Harold Alexander
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Claude Auchinleck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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