The Desert Rats (1953)
May 20, 1953
War, Action
1h 28m
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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
- 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
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Keywords
- world war ii
- desert
- libyan desert
- rommel
- tobruk