Desert Victory

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Desert Victory is a British World War II documentary film that chronicles the North African campaign, particularly the Battle of El Alamein, using extensive combat footage and strategic analysis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film
documentary film
war film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
awardYear 1944
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts British Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
German Afrika Korps
Western Desert campaign
World War II
director Roy Boulting
distributor Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)
editorialStyle compilation of newsreel and combat footage
features combat footage
strategic analysis
filmingLocation North Africa
genre documentary
war
hasBlackAndWhiteVersion true
hasColor black-and-white
hasSubject military strategy and tactics in North Africa
tank warfare in the desert
language English
madeFor British Ministry of Information
mainSubject Battle of El Alamein
North African campaign
medium 35 mm film
musicBy William Alwyn
narrator Leo Genn
notableFor depiction of desert warfare logistics
extensive use of authentic battle footage
partOf British wartime documentary tradition
portrays Allied victory at El Alamein
Bernard Montgomery
Operation Lightfoot
Second Battle of El Alamein
retreat of Axis forces in North Africa
producer David MacDonald
productionCompany Crown Film Unit
purpose wartime propaganda
releaseYear 1943
runtimeMinutes 60
setDuring World War II
setInPeriod 1940s
targetAudience wartime British and Allied public
usesFootageFrom front-line combat cameramen

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