The Battle of El Alamein (1969)

June 1942. Rommel's forces advance on the Nile. The fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seem inevitable. Both Italian and British units race toward Alexandria to intercept them, with Mussolini concerned that Italy might lose its share of the spoils. They collide at the El Alamein railway station... and one of the most important battles of World War II begins... The Battle of El Alamein places a special emphasis on the Italian forces, making it the rare war film that focuses on the losing side. It also features a stirring performance by Michael Rennie as Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. The eminent English actor will forever be remembered as the alien visitor Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).