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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desert Victory canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
ⓘ
documentary film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British Eighth Army
NERFINISHED
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Erwin Rommel NERFINISHED ⓘ German Afrika Korps NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Roy Boulting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialStyle | compilation of newsreel and combat footage ⓘ |
| features |
combat footage
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strategic analysis ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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war ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | true ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
military strategy and tactics in North Africa
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tank warfare in the desert ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| madeFor | British Ministry of Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Battle of El Alamein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Leo Genn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of desert warfare logistics
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extensive use of authentic battle footage ⓘ |
| partOf | British wartime documentary tradition ⓘ |
| portrays |
Allied victory at El Alamein
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Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ retreat of Axis forces in North Africa ⓘ |
| producer | David MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Crown Film Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | wartime propaganda ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 60 ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | wartime British and Allied public ⓘ |
| usesFootageFrom | front-line combat cameramen ⓘ |
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