"Desert Victory", 1943
- Physical description:
- Two reels, 2119 film feet, 0:58:51. Edge code indicates stock was made in 1943. Reel 2 has extensive sprocket hole damage, and was scanned in two parts due to a tear occurring towards the end of the reel.
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Directed by Roy Boulting and produced by David MacDonald for the British Ministry of Information in 1943, "Desert Victory" details the North Africa campaign, and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1944.
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Collection is open for research. Original films are restricted due to format, but digital files are available for all the films.
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Except for "Desert Victory," which was created by the British Ministry of Information, the films in this collection were produced by the United States government and are in the public domain in the United States.
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