The Desert Rats
They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!
1953 · 1h 28m · Approved
Action, War
Directed by
Robert Wise
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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.
Director and cast
- Robert Wise Director
- Richard Burton as Captain Tammy MacRoberts
- James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
- Robert Newton as Tom Bartlett
- Robert Douglas as General
- Chips Rafferty as Sgt 'Blue' Smith
- Torin Thatcher as Col. Barney White
- Charles Tingwell as Lt Harry Carstairs
- Charles Davis Cast
- Ben Wright Cast
- Patrick Aherne Cast
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