El Alamein (1953 film)

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El Alamein
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Directed by Fred F. Sears
Written by Horace McCoy
Herbert Purdom
George Worthing Yates
Produced by Wallace MacDonald
Starring Scott Brady
Edward Ashley
Rita Moreno
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by Richard Fantl
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 3, 1953 (1953-12-03)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

El Alamein is a 1953 American war film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Scott Brady, Edward Ashley and Rita Moreno. [1] Also known by the alternative title of Desert Patrol, it depicts the 1942 Battle of El Alamein during the North African Campaign. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures with sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou.

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  1. Eldridge p.30

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