The Desert Rats (1953)
They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!
1953 · NR · 1h 28m · War, Action
Genres: War, Action
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.
Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Richard Murphy
Music by: Leigh Harline
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Barbara McLean
Rated 6.3/10 by 100 viewers
Cast
Richard Burton as Captain "Tammy" MacRobertsJames Mason as Field Marshal Erwin von RommelRobert Newton as Tom BartlettRobert Douglas as GeneralTorin Thatcher as Col. Barney WhiteChips Rafferty as Sgt. "Blue" SmithCharles Tingwell as Lt. Harry CarstairsCharles Davis as PeteBen Wright as MickPatrick Aherne as English Officer (uncredited)John Alderson as Corporal (uncredited)Frank Baker as British Officer (uncredited)More like this
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