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1953

The Desert Rats

Directed by Robert Wise
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.

Duration

1h 28m

Released

May 20, 1953

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Cast48

  • Richard Burton
  • James Mason
  • Robert Newton
  • Robert Douglas
  • Torin Thatcher
  • Chips Rafferty
  • Charles Tingwell
  • Charles Davis
  • Ben Wright

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