The World at War The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History, War

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The World at War

The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History, War

The desert war, starting with Italy's invasion of Egypt and the attacks and counterattacks between Germany and Italy and the Commonwealth forces, the Axis defeat at El Alamein.

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Paola Colacicchi Self - Italian Army (as Paolo Colacicchi) Self - Italian Army (as Paolo Colacicchi) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
David Belchem Self - Western Desert Force (as Gen. David Belchem) Self - Western Desert Force (as Gen. David Belchem) See fewer	Battle for the Bulge (1969)
Richard O'Connor Self - Commander - Western Desert Force (as Gen. Sir Richard O'Connor) Self - Commander - Western Desert Force (as Gen. Sir Richard O'Connor) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Francis de Guingand Self - Military Intelligence - Cairo / Montgomery's Chief of Staff (as Gen. Sir Francis De Guingard) Self - Military Intelligence - Cairo / Montgomery's Chief of Staff (as Gen. Sir Francis De Guingard) See fewer	Battle for the Bulge (1969)
Siegfried Westphal Self - Afika Korps - Rommel's Chief of Staff (as Gen. Siegfried Westphal) Self - Afika Korps - Rommel's Chief of Staff (as Gen. Siegfried Westphal) See fewer	Mythos Rommel (2002)
Lawrence Durrell Self - British Press Officer - Cairo Self - British Press Officer - Cairo See fewer	Justine (1969)
Allan Francis Harding Self - Commander - 7th Armoured Division (as Field Marshal Lord Harding) Self - Commander - 7th Armoured Division (as Field Marshal Lord Harding) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Claude Auchinleck Self - C-in-C Middle East Command 1941-42 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C Middle East Command 1941-42 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Winston Churchill Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Alan Cunningham Self - Commander 8th Army 1941 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander 8th Army 1941 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Bernard L. Montgomery Self - Commander 8th Army (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander 8th Army (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Victory at Sea (1952)
Benito Mussolini Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Hundred Days (1935)
Neil Ritchie Self - Commander 8th Army 1941-42 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander 8th Army 1941-42 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Erwin Rommel Self - Commander, Afrika Korps (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander, Afrika Korps (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Deutsche Soldaten in Afrika (1942)
Haile Selassie Self - Emperor of Ethiopia (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Emperor of Ethiopia (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend (2011)
Archibald Wavell Self - C-in-C Middle East Command 1940-41 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C Middle East Command 1940-41 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer