Desert Victory
The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire!
1943 | 60m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | David MacDonald, Roy Boulting |
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| Writer: | J.L. Hodson |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 12, 1943 |
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| Director: | David MacDonald, Roy Boulting |
| Writer: | J.L. Hodson |
| Genres: | War, Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Royal Air Force Film Production Unit, Army Film Unit, British Army Film Unit, The Army Film & Photographic Unit |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Wilhelm von Thoma | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David MacDonald | Director |
| J.L. Hodson | Writer |
| Roy Boulting | Director |
| Richard Best | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| David MacDonald | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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