The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953
1h 28m
6.3

6.3/10

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War Action

"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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English German

Keywords

world war ii desert libyan desert rommel tobruk

Quick Facts

Release Date March 26, 1953
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0045679

Cast

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)

Key Crew

Richard Murphy
Writer
Robert Wise
Director
Robert L. Jacks
Producer