Against All Odds: The Quest For Malta

Overview

This historical documentary addresses a subject typically given short shrift in discussions of World War II: the role of Malta in pivotal Second World War battles. The program argues that because of the island's key location - sandwiched, as it is, in-between Southern Europe and Northern Africa - it inevitably impeded Axis and Allied reinforcement deliveries time and again. As a result, the Maltese people found themselves caught in the middle of a crossfire when they had virtually nothing to do with the war itself, and suffered immensely for their geographic placement. In telling this seldom-heard story, the program draws on first-person interviews, CGI animations, and dramatic recreations.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 14, 2007

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Australia

Production

Imaginites

Director

David Serge

Writer

Jean Pierre Magro

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0485748