Desert Victory (1943)
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.
- Data di uscita
- 1943-04-12
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (11)
- Durata
- 1 h 0 min
- Generi
- Guerra, Documentario
- Regista
- David MacDonald, Roy Boulting
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)
Curiosità
- Premi: 1 · Candidature: 1. Tra cui: Oscar al miglior documentario
Desert Victory è un documentario del 1943 diretto da Roy Boulting e David MacDonald vincitore del premio Oscar al miglior documentario.
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