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The Desert Rats (1953)

ALL 05/20/1953 (en) War, Action 88 Min
  • Release
    05/20/1953
  • Production
    20th Century Fox
  • Rotten tomato
    62.02%
  • Original title
    The Desert Rats
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!

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.

  1. Robert Wise

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Robert L. Jacks

    Producer



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  1. Richard Burton

    Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

  2. James Mason

    Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

  3. Robert Newton

    Tom Bartlett

  4. Robert Douglas

    General

  5. Torin Thatcher

    Col. Barney White

  6. Chips Rafferty

    Sgt. "Blue" Smith

  7. Charles Tingwell

    Lt. Harry Carstairs

  8. Charles Davis

    Pete

  9. Ben Wright

    Mick

  10. Patrick Aherne

    English Officer (uncredited)

  11. John Alderson

    Corporal (uncredited)

  12. Frank Baker

    British Officer (uncredited)

  13. John Blackburn

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  14. Robert Boon

    German Lieutenant (uncredited)

  15. Frederic Brunn

    German Gunner (uncredited)

  16. Arthur Brunner

    German Radio Man (uncredited)

  17. Paul Busch

    German Orderly (uncredited)

  18. Paul Cavanagh

    Colonel (uncredited)

  19. Frank Chase

    Commando (uncredited)

  20. Tony Christian

    German Sentry (uncredited)

  21. Nicolas Coster

    Medic (uncredited)

  22. Noel Drayton

    Captain (uncredited)

  23. Harold Dyrenforth

    Observer (uncredited)

  24. Charles B. Fitzsimons

    Fire Officer (uncredited)

  25. John Fraser

    Artillery Man (uncredited)

  26. Arno Frey

    Kramm (uncredited)

  27. Ray Harden

    Hugh (uncredited)

  28. Charles Keane

    Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

  29. Lester Matthews

    Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

  30. Gavin Muir

    Captain (uncredited)

  31. James O'Hara

    Communications Man (uncredited)

  32. John O'Malley

    Riley (uncredited)

  33. Patrick O'Moore

    Jim (uncredited)

  34. Peter Ortiz

    Wireman (uncredited)

  35. Michael Pate

    Capt. Currie (uncredited)

  36. Richard Peel

    Rusty (uncredited)

  37. Guy Prescott

    Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

  38. Jack Raine

    C.I.C. (uncredited)

  39. Otto Reichow

    Gunner (uncredited)

  40. Michael Rennie

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  41. Jerry Riggio

    Commando (uncredited)

  42. Per Skavlan

    German Guard (uncredited)

  43. Frederick Stevens

    German Major (uncredited)

  44. Gilchrist Stuart

    Captain (uncredited)

  45. Albert Taylor

    Jensen (uncredited)

  46. John Wengraf

    German Doctor (uncredited)

  47. Alfred Zeisler

    von Helmholtz (uncredited)

  48. Ashley Cowan

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 48 , Crews : 18

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The Desert Rats (1953) 88 Min

ALL 05/20/1953 (en)
War, Action
  • Release 05/20/1953
  • Production
    20th Century Fox
  • Original title The Desert Rats
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!

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.

  1. Robert Wise

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Barbara McLean

    Editor

  4. Robert L. Jacks

    Producer



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