
Desert Victory
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.
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.
- director
- David MacDonald
- cast
- Harold Alexander, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Montgomery
- genres
- runtime
- 1 hr 0 mins
people also liked
It Came from Outer Space
Wolf Children
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Song of the Akatsuki~
Cherrie - ut ur mörkret
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Sissi: The Young Empress
Christmas in Love
Winning London
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
A.R.O.G
Divorce French Style
Catman
Forbidden Planet
A Cat in Paris
Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
Natale in crociera