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Desert Victory

Desert Victory (1943)

1h 0m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: David MacDonald

Studio: The Army Film & Photographic Unit

Genre: War, Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Harold Alexander

Harold Alexander

as Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

as Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage)

Bernard L. Montgomery

Bernard L. Montgomery

as Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

as Self (archive footage)

Claude Auchinleck

Claude Auchinleck

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)