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The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats

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

19531h 28mNRWarAction
6.3
TMDB97 votes

Synopsis

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.

Studio

20th Century Fox

Release Date

March 26, 1953

Audio

GermanEnglish

Subtitles

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Director

Robert Wise

Writers

Richard Murphy

Cast & Crew

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis

Charles Davis

Pete

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

John Blackburn

John Blackburn

Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Boon

Robert Boon

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Frederic Brunn

Frederic Brunn

German Gunner (uncredited)

Arthur Brunner

Arthur Brunner

German Radio Man (uncredited)

Paul Busch

Paul Busch

German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Extras

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