Desert Victory
Desert Victory
Release: 1943-04-12
·Runtime: 60m
·★ 6.0
War
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
The Army Film & Photographic Unit
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
British Army Film Unit
Army Film Unit
