Product Details

• Actors: Harold Alexander, Erwin Rommel, Alan Cunningham, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Montgomery
• Directors: Roy Boulting, David MacDonald
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English, German
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Questar, Inc
• VHS Release Date: April 3, 1989
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301319699
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,445 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars WWII North African campaign of 1940-42, December 31, 2008

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desert Victory [VHS] (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

4.0 out of 5 stars A good movie for anyone interesed in WWII, September 7, 2011

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rock-doc - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desert Victory - The Battle of Alamein (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!