
Desert Victory
War · Documentary
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Harold Alexander
Harold Alexander
Self (archive footage)
Harold Alexander
Self (archive footage)


Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)


Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)


Bernard L. Montgomery
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage)


Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Claude Auchinleck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Brooke
Alan Brooke
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Brooke
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Cunningham
Alan Cunningham
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Cunningham
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)


Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Harwood
Henry Harwood
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Harwood
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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