There haven’t been all that many films produced of late that have attempted to portray some of the huge armored conflicts of the Second World War. For one reason or another, film makers typically stick to small scale engagements to depict a battle largely because there aren’t all that many vehicles from World War II still in working condition. That said, it will be interesting to see how film maker David Ayers attempts to portray the pivotal battle of El Alamein in which the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel, went toe-to-toe with Bernard Montgomery to wrest control of the all-important town of El Alamein away from the British 8th Army.
The film’s release is still a ways off — likely set for a 2021 showing — so there’s plenty of time to figure out how he plans to address the battle from a logistical standpoint. No big name stars have yet to sign on to the project and no mention was made of the size of the budget at his disposal, so it will be some time before a film trailer provides clues as to how he plans to depict the battle.
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