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194360 minPGdocumentary

6.3/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

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Desert Victory

194360 minPGdocumentary

6.3/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

The Allied campaign against German and Italian forces in North Africa during World War II, particularly the battles at El Alamein, is documented through narration and re-enactments.

“The most terrifying scenes ever taken under fire!”

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David MacDonald,

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The Allied campaign against German and Italian forces in North Africa during World War II, particularly the battles at El Alamein, is documented through narration and re-enactments.

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David MacDonalddirector

Roy Boultingdirector

J.L. Hodsonwriter

Harold Alexandercast

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchillcast

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J. L. Hodson's narration sets the scene in a barren desert, where war reigns. The film covers the Allied campaign against German and Italian forces in North Africa during World War II. Key battles, particularly at El Alamein, are central to the narrative. The documentary includes re-enactments to illustrate the conflict. "Desert Victory" won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1944. It runs for 60 minutes and was produced in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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