The Desert Rats (1953)
1h 28m
Running Time
May 20, 1953Release Date
The Desert Rats (1953)
1h 28m
Running Time
May 20, 1953Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Burton
Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin 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
Charles Davis
Pete
Ben Wright
Mick
John Alderson
Corporal (uncredited)
Patrick Aherne
English Officer
Robert Wise
Director
Frank Baker
British Officer (uncredited)
John Blackburn
Sergeant (uncredited)
Richard Murphy
Writer
Robert L. Jacks
Producer
Robert Boon
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
Leigh Harline
Composer
Frederic Brunn
German Gunner (uncredited)
Lucien Ballard
Cinematographer
Arthur Brunner
German Radio Man (uncredited)
Paul Busch
German Orderly (uncredited)
Barbara McLean
Editor
Paul Cavanagh
Colonel (uncredited)
Frank Chase
Commando (uncredited)
Tony Christian
German Sentry (uncredited)
Nicolas Coster
Medic (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
Captain (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Observer (uncredited)
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Fire Officer (uncredited)
John Fraser
Artillery Man (uncredited)
Arno Frey
Kramm (uncredited)
Ray Harden
Hugh (uncredited)
Charles Keane
Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
Captain (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Communications Man (uncredited)
John O'Malley
Riley (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Jim (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz
Wireman (uncredited)
Michael Pate
Capt. Currie (uncredited)
Richard Peel
Rusty (uncredited)
Guy Prescott
Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Jack Raine
C.I.C. (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
Gunner (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry Riggio
Commando (uncredited)
Per Skavlan
German Guard (uncredited)
Frederick Stevens
German Major (uncredited)
Gilchrist Stuart
Captain (uncredited)
Albert Taylor
Jensen (uncredited)
John Wengraf
German Doctor (uncredited)
Alfred Zeisler
von Helmholtz (uncredited)
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 20, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsSan Diego, United States of America · California, United States
Genres
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Wiki.
The Desert Rats is a 1953 American black-and-white war film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Robert L. Jacks, directed by Robert Wise, that stars Richard Burton, James Mason, and Robert Newton. The film's storyline concerns the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 North Africa during World War II.
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