The Desert Rats
“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.
Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Richard Murphy
Studio
20th Century Fox
Vote Count
101
Cast
Richard Burton
Captain "Tammy" MacR...
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin...
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 (unc...
John Alderson
Corporal (uncredited...
Frank Baker
British Officer (unc...
John Blackburn
Sergeant (uncredited...
Robert Boon
German Lieutenant (u...
Frederic Brunn
German Gunner (uncre...
Arthur Brunner
German Radio Man (un...
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