The Desert Rats (1953)
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.
- Released
- 1953-03-26
- Genres
- War, Action
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Wise
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 105 votes
Cast
- Richard Burton as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
- James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
- Robert Newton as Tom Bartlett
- Robert Douglas as General
- Torin Thatcher as Col. Barney White
- Chips Rafferty as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
- Charles Tingwell as Lt. Harry Carstairs
- Charles Davis as Pete
- Ben Wright as Mick
- Patrick Aherne as English Officer (uncredited)
- John Alderson as Corporal (uncredited)
- Frank Baker as British Officer (uncredited)