Desert Victory

Overview

Cast & Crew

Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 0m

Genre

War, Documentary

Release Date

12 Apr 1943

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Language

English

Streaming On

Director & Producers

David MacDonald
Director Roy Boulting
Director

Top Billed Cast

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)

Technical Team

J.L. Hodson
Writer Richard Best
Editor

The Army Film & Photographic Unit

Royal Air Force Film Production Unit

British Army Film Unit

Army Film Unit

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