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1. Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Approved | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews

Votes: 6,651

2. Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Passed | 96 min | Thriller, War

In the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Fortunio Bonanova

Votes: 6,854

3. Desert Patrol (1958)

Not Rated | 78 min | Action, Drama, War

Sent to destroy a German petrol dump in the North African desert, a British commando team unexpectedly discovers a large German tank unit, and must inform headquarters in time.

Director: Guy Green | Stars: Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig, Vincent Ball

Votes: 1,185

4. Tunisian Victory (1944)

Approved | 75 min | Documentary, War

Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Directors: John Boulting, Roy Boulting, Frank Capra, Hugh Stewart, John Huston | Stars: Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith, Bernard Miles, Jacques Duchesne

Votes: 695

5. Desert Victory (1943)

62 min | Documentary, War

The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.

Directors: Roy Boulting, David MacDonald | Stars: Harold Alexander, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Montgomery

Votes: 372

6. Battle for Cassino (1969 Video)

51 min | Documentary, History, War

In this World War II documentary, we examine several of the controversial bombings of the war. Included is Allies bombing of the Benedictine Monastery on Monte Cassino.

Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Allan Francis Harding, Dan Davin, Achim Oster

Votes: 13

7. All My Brothers: The Story of the Irish Brigade (2020)

35 min | Documentary, Short

This is the story of the Irish Brigade in the Second World War told in eight episodes and filmed on location in London, Tunisia, Sicily, the mainland of Italy and Austria.

Director: Edmund O'Sullivan | Star: Richard

8. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battles for Tunisia (2001)

Documentary, History, War

The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck

Votes: 7

9. Britain at War (1995)
Episode: The Long Years: 1942 - 1944 (1995)

Documentary, History, War

As the war entered its third year, fear of the Blitz receded. A period of retrenchment began with rationing, digging for victory, land girls and home guard exercises becoming part of everyday life.

Director: Sasha Upton | Stars: William Rushton, Eddie Cain, Justine Hodgkinson, Kit Nairne