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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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Harold AlexanderHarold AlexanderSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Bernard L. MontgomeryBernard L. MontgomerySelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Erwin RommelErwin RommelSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Claude AuchinleckClaude AuchinleckSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Alan BrookeAlan BrookeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Alan CunninghamAlan CunninghamSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Joseph GoebbelsJoseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Photo of Henry HarwoodHenry HarwoodSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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