The Battle of El Alamein

"Montgomery's Iron Back 8th Army ... Rommel's Crack Africa Korps ... they met head on and tore the earth apart !"

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The Battle of El Alamein

Released: Jan 1, 1969

Runtime: 1h 36m

Rating: ⭐ 5.3 / 10

War Action

Overview

June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first!

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Frederick Stafford

Frederick Stafford

Giorgio Borri

Enrico Maria Salerno

Enrico Maria Salerno

Claudio Borri

George Hilton

George Hilton

Lieutenant Graham

Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

Erwin Rommel

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Bernard Law Montgomery

Giuseppe Castellano

Giuseppe Castellano

Sal Borgese

Sal Borgese

Private Kapow

Nello Pazzafini

Nello Pazzafini

Italian Sergeant

Riccardo Pizzuti

Riccardo Pizzuti

Private Jailbird

Gérard Herter

Gérard Herter

General Schwartz