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1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 315,454 | Gross: $44.82M
2. Generation Kill (2008)
TV-MA | 10 min | Drama, War
A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen, Jon Huertas
Votes: 59,469
3. Sahara (I) (1943)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, War
After the fall of Tobruk in 1942, during the Allied retreat in the Libyan desert, an American tank picks-up a motley group of survivors but they face advancing Germans and a lack of water.
Director: Zoltan Korda | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carrol Naish, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 9,877
4. 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: 6,666
5. 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: 1,187
6. Play Dirty (1969)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II a group of British commandos in North Africa disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital German oil depot.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews
Votes: 3,795
7. How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
224 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
The adventures of unlucky Polish soldier Franek Dolas during world war II. In September he escapes from Stalag and goes to France. After that he fights in Africa and Europe.
Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski | Stars: Marian Kociniak, Janina Boronska, Adam Cyprian, Wirgiliusz Gryn
Votes: 3,786
8. 40,000 Horsemen (1940)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, History, War
Three young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chauvel | Stars: Grant Taylor, Betty Bryant, Chips Rafferty, Pat Twohill
Votes: 240
9. We're in the Legion Now (1936)
Passed | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two petty gangsters trying to elude their enemies join the French Foreign Legion.
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Reginald Denny, Esther Ralston, Vince Barnett, Eleanor Hunt
Votes: 102
10. Fighting Love (1927)
70 min | Drama, Romance
To escape an arranged marriage, a young Italian girl marries an older man, a military officer who is also a family friend, and when he is assigned to North Africa, she accompanies him. His ... See full summary »
Director: Nils Olaf Chrisander | Stars: Jetta Goudal, Victor Varconi, Henry B. Walthall, Louis Natheaux
11. Chasing Danger (1939)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure
When American newsreel cameraman stationed in Paris is sent to cover an Arab rebellion he finds a financier presumed dead but actually fomenting desert warfare.
Director: Ricardo Cortez | Stars: Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon
Votes: 39
12. Lettres d'amour en Somalie (1982)
95 min | Documentary
It is a trip to Somalia during the summer of 1981 made by Frédéric Mitterand. Letters of love to a loved one, absent. The film mixes the collective history of Somalia with that of the narrator.
Director: Frédéric Mitterrand | Star: Frédéric Mitterrand
Votes: 31
13. Desert Warfare Specialist Rates 8 Desert Warfare Scenes in Movies (2022 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short, War
Former Royal Marines Commando Gareth Timmins looks at eight desert warfare scenes from movies and rates them based on realism. He looks at "Three Kings" (1999), "Jarhead" (2005), "Rambo III... See full summary »
Star: Gareth Timmins
14.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Desert Crossing
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise is for the second time on its way to Risa when yet again another urgent matter comes up: a distress call. It comes from a small vessel. The owner, Zobral, is extremely happy with... See full summary »
Director: David Straiton | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,696
15.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Rommel's Enigma
(1998)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The Desert Fox outfoxed by the Ultra secret.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Anthony Cave Brown, Harry Hinsley, M.R.D. Foot
Votes: 15
16.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for North Africa
(1995)
Documentary, History, War
Director: Dave Flitton | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard L. Montgomery
Votes: 6
18.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for the Mediterranean
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill
Votes: 6
19.
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
20.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
The Mediterranean and North Africa
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Italy's failed attacks in the Mediterranean region draw in the Germans.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Benito Mussolini
Votes: 255
21.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.3
(2023)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War
As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.
Director: Meenu Gaur | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Miriam Schiweck, Inga Dietrich, Ahad Raza Mir
Votes: 155
22.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
The Suez Crisis - 1956
(2023)
Documentary, History
In July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. The British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Louise Kettle, Bob Bowker, Spencer Mawby, Nigel Ashton
23.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Right Tools
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Richard Hammond, Giuseppe Finaldi, Alexander Henry, Charles Schencking