7.5
Uncle Krüger
1941
“The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire!”
Desert Victory (1943)
April 12, 19431hEN
6.0
10 votes
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.
Director
David MacDonaldWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
The Army Film & Photographic UnitRoyal Air Force Film Production UnitBritish Army Film UnitArmy Film Unit
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6.0This wartime documentary has one advantage over many of it’s contemporaries. It’s a largely self-contained story of the planning and execution of a battle from the Second World War that was actually won. It’s also a much more internationalist depiction of the activities by soldiers of many different nations that fought against Rommel’s hitherto unbeaten Afrika Korps across Mesapotamia and towards El Alamein, a mere sixty miles from Alexandria and not much farther from the crucial Suez Canal. There is an astonishing collection of wartime photography to supplement a narration that is frequently…
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