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The Imperial War Museum Collection features rare and fascinating original films preserved in the Museum's archives. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here, complete and uncut, for the very first time. Winner of the 1943 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Desert Victory (directed by Roy Boulting) was made by the British Army and R.A.F to capture the Battle of El Alamein as it happened. Teams of cameramen followed the 8th Army troops into battle against Rommel's Afrika Korps and recorded some of the war's most extraordinary frontline footage. This special 2-disc collector's edition also includes four bonus films covering desert survival techniques for downed airmen, the early victories against the Italians by General Wavell and two different perspectives on the siege of Tobruk.
Original Release
04/12/1943
US Release
04/13/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harold Alexander | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Winston Churchill | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Bernard L. Montgomery | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Erwin Rommel | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Claude Auchinleck | Self |
| Alan Brooke | Self - with Churchill and Montgomery |
| Alan Cunningham | Self |
| Joseph Goebbels | Self - Shaking Hands with Rommel |
| Henry Harwood | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harold Alexander | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Winston Churchill | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Bernard L. Montgomery | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Erwin Rommel | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Claude Auchinleck | Self |
| Alan Brooke | Self - with Churchill and Montgomery |
| Alan Cunningham | Self |
| Joseph Goebbels | Self - Shaking Hands with Rommel |
| Henry Harwood | Self |
| J.L. Hodson | Narrator |
| Arthur Tedder | Self |
| Wilhelm von Thoma | Self - Commander: Afrika Korps |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David MacDonald | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1944 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Won |
