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The Desert Rats (1953)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Wise
  • Profile picture of Richard Burton
    Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts Richard Burton
  • Profile picture of James Mason
    Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel James Mason
  • Profile picture of Robert Newton
    Tom Bartlett Robert Newton
  • Profile picture of Robert Douglas
    General Robert Douglas
  • Profile picture of Torin Thatcher
    Col. Barney White Torin Thatcher
  • Profile picture of Chips Rafferty
    Sgt. "Blue" Smith Chips Rafferty
  • Profile picture of Charles Tingwell
    Lt. Harry Carstairs Charles Tingwell
  • Profile picture of Charles Davis
    Pete Charles Davis

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Keywords

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  • desert
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  • rommel
  • tobruk