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1943 · KINO/PRODesert VictoryWar · DocumentaryKinopro movie file · Updated today
Desert Victory
War · Documentary1h 0mUnited Kingdom
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.
TMDB rating6.3 / 10
TMDB votes11
Reported budgetNot reported
Worldwide revenueNot reported
Who’s in it
Cast & characters
HA
Harold Alexanderas Self (archive footage)
CA
Claude Auchinleckas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)AB
Alan Brookeas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)AC
Alan Cunninghamas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
HH
Henry Harwoodas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Creative team
DirectorDavid MacDonald, Roy Boulting
ScreenplayJ.L. Hodson
ProducersDavid MacDonald
StatusReleased
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