The Desert Rats

Mar 26, 1953

1h 28m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

War

Action

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

Richard Burton

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

James Mason

Tom Bartlett

Robert Newton

General

Robert Douglas

Col. Barney White

Torin Thatcher

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Chips Rafferty

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Tingwell

Pete

Charles Davis

Mick

Ben Wright

English Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Aherne

Corporal (uncredited)

John Alderson

British Officer (uncredited)

Frank Baker

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