
Desert Victory
1943 • War | Documentary
6 (10)
David MacDonald
Director
J.L. Hodson
Writer
Roy Boulting
Director
Status
Released
Release date
April 12, 1943
Duration
60 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.8897
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast

Winston Churchill

Adolf Hitler

Bernard L. Montgomery

Erwin Rommel

Joseph Goebbels

















