Montgomerys eighth army stops rommels afrika korps in 1942 egypt. On september 1940, italy invaded egypt but britains desert force, commanded by. Aug 09, 2019 david ayer is in talks to direct tank movie elalamein. British, germans and italians fight unsparingly in the african desert, and we recognize the dunes, the hills of gray sand, from the westerns of the 60s, the envy and intrigues cause the temporary removal of rommel, meanwhile the germans loose most of their.
The battle was fought between the axis forces, led by general erwin rommel, and the allied forces, commanded by field marshal claude auchinleck. According to reports, david ayer is in discussions to director elalamein. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive. War stories generally arent told from the side of the losers, but maybe more should be. Elalamein 1942 wargame noble knight games a shipping and customer service update for you. 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. Mussolini, the italian fascist leader, was keen to demonstrate his own mastery of the region by capturing the canal. The movie is based on the true story of the world war ii battles between german field marshal erwin rommel and bernard montgomery, the leader of britains eighth army in the desert of north africa.
The emptiness is subtly matteroffactually presented as the characters trudge through the desert. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was. A small group of men and a tank stave off a german attack in a bedouin desert during world war ii. A series of british counterattacks also achieved little, and the battle ended as a stalemate. The italian army paid a heavy price for mussolini throwing them into a war probably twothree years earlier than it was actually ready for it it performed poorly and lost. Betrayal part 1 of 4 the real game of thrones timeline duration. With frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi. War seen through the eyes of serra, a university student from palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in africa. This official films newsreel, news thrills of 1942, vol. David ayer to direct wwii tank battle thriller elalamein. Some essentials for success had been put in place by his predecessor, but montgomerys refusal to attack until he was ready, careful briefings, pep talks to. In this case, he, italian, must join immediately the army and her, englishwoman, flees of italy and shelters in cairo. The line of fire, a film by enzo monteleone based on firstperson accounts, is a story from their point of view. It was part of the western desert campaign of world war 2 was fought between the british eighth army led by general claude auchinleck and the axis forces consisting of german and italian units of panzerarmee afrika panzer army africa led by field marshal erwin rommel.
The north african campaign of world war two in pictures. On 28 june 1942 the new zealand division completes a famous breakout at minqar qaim. It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa. Guido malatestas version is one of the strangest and most unknown that i have seen. With paolo briguglia, pierfrancesco favino, luciano scarpa, emilio solfrizzi. The battle lasted from 23 october to 5 november 1942. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film begins in the days when field marchal rommels afrika korps had driven.
The line of fire is concerned with the life of italian soldiers. British forces in libya had been roundly defeated by rommel in mid 1942, and a reshuffle saw bernard montgomery take over the 8th army dangerously close to alexandria. The real experiences of the soldiers is depicted, though limited by time. Having been surrounded by german forces, the new zealanders launch a ferocious night attack against the 21st panzer division to the east.
Aug 08, 2019 david ayer sure must love tanks, because the fury filmmaker in negotiations to direct yet another tank battle movie titled elalamein for lionsgate, collider has confirmed david self wrote the. The australian 9th division, led by lieutenant general leslie morshead, played a key role in two of these battles, enhancing its reputation earned defending tobruk during 1941. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was located on the southern line of front in egypt. The suez canal in egypt provided a short sea route to india and australia. He is assigned to the pavia division on the southern line in egypt. Buy elalamein 1942 wargame from taktyka i strategia part of our war games collection. This is an okay war movie, raised above the usual because it deals with the italian army, which one rarely sees films about. A crucial battle between the weakened german forces and the resurgent british, the battle marked a major turning point in the campaign, ending axis hopes of occupying egypt, taking control of the suez canal, and gaining access to the middle eastern oil fields.
Like in so many other movies, the war separates a few lovers. Lieutenant fiore emilio solfrizzi leads a group of soldiers stationed in egypt. It was a battle that lasted 27 days and prevented afrika korps from reaching cairo. First pictures of british stand against rommel in the egyptian desert west of alexandria. The suicide squad filmmaker is said to be negotiating with lionsgate about helming the motion picture, which will be based on a true story of desert battles in the egyptian town during world war ii, according to deadline. We see him deal with life in the desert, and then everything comes unstuck. She would go on to a successful career in movies, television, and on the broadway stage, the high point of which was winning an academy award for her part in west side story 1962. Britains bloodiest dynasty s1 e1 britains bloodiest dynasty. Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. I consider this movie to be very accurate in all respects and certainly depicts the terrible way in which italian.