Summary
A featureless land fit only for war, as the narrator, J. L. Hodson stated in the early scenes: "If war was to be fought then let it begin here". In endless miles of rock-strewn scrub desert, where civilians hardly existed.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 64
Letterboxd · 242 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −58 min on the typical 118
typical 11860Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1943
April 12, 1943
83 years ago
Genres
WarDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
- United States
Academy Awards1944
- Documentary (Feature)1944Won
- Documentary Feature Film1944Won
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more13 people
- HAHarold AlexanderSelf (archive footage)
- Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Bernard L. MontgomerySelf (archive footage)
- Erwin RommelSelf (archive footage)
- CAClaude AuchinleckSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- ABAlan BrookeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- ACAlan CunninghamSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- HHHenry HarwoodSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- JHJ.L. HodsonNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- ATArthur TedderSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- WvWilhelm von ThomaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Roy Boulting Director
- David MacDonald Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- J.L. Hodson Writer
Editing · 1
- Richard Best Editor
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