Desert Victory
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20th Century Fox (United States) | |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Desert Victory is a 1943 film produced by the British
An early screening in the U.S., at New York's Museum of Modern Art, was for its "The Documentary Film" series, lasting from January through May 1946. This film was shown on April 1-2-3-4, and the Museum offered high praise:
"Before the American documentary had quite learned how to adapt itself to wartime uses, this fine record of the triumphant 1300 mile chase of Rommel's Afrika Korps from El Alamein to Tripoli, by the British 8th Army, came along to celebrate a victory, mark a turning point of the war, and spur on our own official film-makers to report back from the many fronts the thrilling facts of Allied combat. Exceptionally lucid as to the terrain and the action involved, the film also brought home with a shock to the average civilian the reality, the human element, of battle. It was, perhaps, the best and earliest vindication of the documentary film as the powerfully educational and inspiring force it can be."[2]
See also
- List of Allied Propaganda Films of World War 2
References
- ISBN 0826473903.
- ^ Barry, Iris. "The Documentary Film, Prospect and Retrospect." The Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art 13:2 (December 1945), 10.
External links
- Desert Victory at IMDb
- Desert Victory is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive