Desert Victory

Desert Victory (1943)

The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire!

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.

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  • Release Date: 1943-04-12
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Directors: David MacDonald, Roy Boulting.

Where to Watch Desert Victory Online

You can now watch Desert Victory online on the following streaming services in the United States.

    • 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)

    • Wilhelm von Thoma

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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