The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats (1953)

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.

Date of release
1953-03-26
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (105)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
War, Action
Director
Robert Wise

Casting

  • Richard Burton — Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
  • James Mason — Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
  • Robert Newton — Tom Bartlett
  • Robert Douglas — General
  • Torin Thatcher — Col. Barney White
  • Chips Rafferty — Sgt. "Blue" Smith
  • Charles Tingwell — Lt. Harry Carstairs
  • Charles Davis — Pete
  • Ben Wright — Mick
  • Patrick Aherne — English Officer (uncredited)
  • John Alderson — Corporal (uncredited)
  • Frank Baker — British Officer (uncredited)

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