Basic Info
Release: April 12, 1943
Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (10 votes)
Desert Victory
1943
⭐ 6.0/10
10 votes
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.
Genres
War
Documentary
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
FlixFling
Rent
Amazon Video
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FlixFling
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Amazon Video
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FlixFling
Cast
Harold Alexander
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Claude Auchinleck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Brooke
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Cunningham
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Harwood
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
J.L. Hodson
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur Tedder
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
David MacDonald
Director
J.L. Hodson
Writer
Roy Boulting
Director
David MacDonald
Producer
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