Desert Victory Poster

Desert Victory

58.00% | April 12, 1943 | War, Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

David MacDonald
Director
J.L. Hodson
Writer
Roy Boulting
Director
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Cast

Harold Alexander
Harold Alexander
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)

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