Movie Description
Desert Victory
(1943)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : David MacDonald,Roy Boulting
- Producer : David MacDonald
- Writer : J.L. Hodson
- Editor : Richard Best
- Cast : Harold Alexander,Winston Churchill,Adolf Hitler,Bernard L. Montgomery,Erwin Rommel,Claude Auchinleck,Alan Brooke,Alan Cunningham,Joseph Goebbels,Henry Harwood,J.L. Hodson,Arthur Tedder,Wilhelm von Thoma
Cast
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleDesert Victory
Status Released
Release Information
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1943-04-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 00m
Production CompaniesThe Army Film & Photographic Unit,Royal Air Force Film Production Unit,British Army Film Unit,Army Film Unit
Genres
- War
- Documentary
