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WWII North African campaign of 1940-42
Dec 31 2008
By Annie Van Auken
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Format:VHS Tape
Released to the public shortly after the events it depicted, DESERT VICTORY is a one-hour British-made documentary concerning their 8th Army's North African rout of Erwin Rommel's Panzers. The all-important Battle of El Alamein gets in-depth coverage that includes re-enactments. The majority here however is actual close-up combat footage that came dearly: four cameramen were killed and thirteen wounded or taken prisoner while recording these scenes. Also featured are some captured German films.
This is one of the finest contemporary WWII documentaries-- a fast-moving description of a crucial early British victory.
As of 1/09, DESERT VICTORY was not available on a DVD worth recommending (only bootleg-quality knockoffs exist).
Of interest are the three-hour WWII IN COLOR and WORLD WAR II - THE LOST COLOR ARCHIVES, both on DVD.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(7.3) Desert Victory (UK-1943) - archive footage of: Erwin Rommel, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Mongomery, Josef Goebbels and other important figures
This is one of the finest contemporary WWII documentaries-- a fast-moving description of a crucial early British victory.
As of 1/09, DESERT VICTORY was not available on a DVD worth recommending (only bootleg-quality knockoffs exist).
Of interest are the three-hour WWII IN COLOR and WORLD WAR II - THE LOST COLOR ARCHIVES, both on DVD.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(7.3) Desert Victory (UK-1943) - archive footage of: Erwin Rommel, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Mongomery, Josef Goebbels and other important figures
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Plucky Brits beat Boche
May 20 2012
By The Mysterious Traveler
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DESERT VICTORY (1943) Directed by David Macdonald.
A nifty documentary covering in great detail the British 8th Army defeat and pursuit of the Africa Corp from the Second Battle of El Alamein in Oct, 1942 to the conquest of Libya. According to wikipedia which as always must be taken with a bucket of salt, footage from this is used all the time in HISTORY CHANNEL and A AND E docs on the subject as well as in the movie THE DESERT FOX but I do not recall seeing much of this footage before save for some tank shots. Much of the doc is concerned with El Alamein which is explained in GREAT detail AND what is also nice is that it does not neglect the Italians whose second Roman Empire was destroyed by this campaign. Film won an Academy Award.
Documentaries made DURING the War......as long as they have nothing to do with Russia are usually SO much better than stuff made afterwards.
A nifty documentary covering in great detail the British 8th Army defeat and pursuit of the Africa Corp from the Second Battle of El Alamein in Oct, 1942 to the conquest of Libya. According to wikipedia which as always must be taken with a bucket of salt, footage from this is used all the time in HISTORY CHANNEL and A AND E docs on the subject as well as in the movie THE DESERT FOX but I do not recall seeing much of this footage before save for some tank shots. Much of the doc is concerned with El Alamein which is explained in GREAT detail AND what is also nice is that it does not neglect the Italians whose second Roman Empire was destroyed by this campaign. Film won an Academy Award.
Documentaries made DURING the War......as long as they have nothing to do with Russia are usually SO much better than stuff made afterwards.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good movie for anyone interesed in WWII
Sep 7 2011
By rock-doc
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Format:DVD
Well made British documentary with healthy balance between re-enactment and documentary. I would rate it much better than similar US-made documentaries (like Vicory at Sea), where re-enactments cget flat out annoying. I like the details explained and very appropriate footage. Among the minuses... for some reason, parts of the movie are pitch black. Black where you can see nothing. Yes, I understand everyhting about black and white documentary fils of WWII vitage, but I bet that this was some sort of unsucsessful night scene re-enactment that can be probably cut out. I do rewcommend this movie to anyone interested in WWII history!
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