Movie
The Desert Rats
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1953-03-26
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- War, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Burton as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
- James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
- Robert Newton as Tom Bartlett
- Robert Douglas as General
- Torin Thatcher as Col. Barney White
- Chips Rafferty as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
- Charles Tingwell as Lt. Harry Carstairs
- Charles Davis as Pete
- Ben Wright as Mick
- Patrick Aherne as English Officer (uncredited)
- John Alderson as Corporal (uncredited)
- Frank Baker as British Officer (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Wise - Director
- Richard Murphy - Writer
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