El alamein 1942 full movie

People gather to remember fallen german soldiers at al alamein in egypt. The emptiness is subtly matteroffactually presented as the characters trudge through the desert. Mussolini, the italian fascist leader, was keen to demonstrate his own mastery of the region by capturing the canal. He is assigned to the pavia division on the southern line in egypt. Italian war drama that follows a young university student who volunteers to fight in africa during world war ii. This film may also hold the distinction of being the only wwii movie to feature full frontal male nudity, but i cant qualify that comment. As artillery pounded the german positions, soldiers cleared enemy minefields by the light of the full moon. It is the only land battle won by the british without the direct support of the americans. The massive artillery bombardment of the evening of the 23rd was but a prelude to an attack led by the infantry. Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. This italianfrench coproduction was filmed with the full cooperation of the italian army, and features a starstudded international cast.

It ended the long struggle to control the western desert in northern africa. The suez canal in egypt provided a short sea route to india and australia. Montgomerys eighth army stops rommels afrika korps in 1942 egypt. The real experiences of the soldiers is depicted, though limited by time. A small group of men and a tank stave off a german attack in a bedouin desert during world war ii. With scott brady, edward ashley, robin hughes, rita moreno. It also directly led the french to begin assisting in the north african theater. To echo others, this is the only war movie ive seen on the african campaign that focuses primarily on the. During world war ii, the british eighth army, commanded by general b. The first battle proved inconclusive although it did prevent the axis marching into egypt placing the strategic. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive. Having been surrounded by german forces, the new zealanders launch a ferocious night attack against the 21st panzer division to the east.

It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa. Fortunately i was able to turn on the closed captioning which was a whole lot easier to read and for the most part. In this dramatization of a key battle from world war ii, the story is told from the point of view of the axis forces. Lieutenant fiore emilio solfrizzi leads a group of soldiers stationed in egypt. The offensive was carried out against the italiangerman tank army known as the afrika korps, which was under the command of the german field marshal e. War seen through the eyes of serra, a university student from palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in africa. Beyond that, this is an excellent movie devoid of the trappings of hollywood and presenting the conflict from the viewpoint of a bitter, soulcrushing defeat for the italians. The film opens in october 1942, when young private serra paolo briguglia, a university student from palermo who has volunteered for the army, is sent to join his. This official films newsreel, news thrills of 1942, vol.