Desert Victory
19431h 0m
63%
11 TMDB ratings
Directed by David MacDonald, Roy Boulting
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.
The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire!
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- Release date
- April 12, 1943
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Director
- David MacDonald, Roy Boulting
