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The Desert Rats(1953)

NR05/20/1953 (US)WarAction1h 28m
62%

Movie Score

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!

Overview

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts. The unruly Aussies immediately clash with MacRoberts, a gruff, strict disciplinarian, however this unorthodox team must band together to protect Tobruk from the German forces.

Robert Wise

Director

Movie Cast

Richard Burton photo

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason photo

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton photo

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Torin Thatcher photo

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty photo

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell photo

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Patrick Aherne photo

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson photo

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production Company20th Century Fox

Original LanguageEnglish

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