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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Desert Victory canonical 2

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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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