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The Desert Rats
1953, May 20
1h 28m
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.
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Richard Murphy
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Richard Burton
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
Michael Pate
Capt. Currie (uncredited)
Robert Douglas
General
Michael Rennie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
Col. Barney White
Ben Wright
Mick
Nicolas Coster
Medic (uncredited)
John Fraser
Artillery Man (uncredited)
John Alderson
Corporal (uncredited)
Charles Tingwell
Lt. Harry Carstairs
James O'Hara
Communications Man (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Newton
Tom Bartlett
Noel Drayton
Captain (uncredited)
Paul Cavanagh
Colonel (uncredited)
Jack Raine
C.I.C. (uncredited)
Chips Rafferty
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Frank Baker
British Officer (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Jim (uncredited)
John Wengraf
German Doctor (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
Captain (uncredited)
Charles Davis
Pete
Guy Prescott
Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Frank Chase
Commando (uncredited)
Patrick Aherne
English Officer (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
Gunner (uncredited)
John Blackburn
Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Boon
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
Frederic Brunn
German Gunner (uncredited)
Arthur Brunner
German Radio Man (uncredited)
Paul Busch
German Orderly (uncredited)
Tony Christian
German Sentry (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Observer (uncredited)
Arno Frey
Kramm (uncredited)
Ray Harden
Hugh (uncredited)
Charles Keane
Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)
John O'Malley
Riley (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz
Wireman (uncredited)
Richard Peel
Rusty (uncredited)
Jerry Riggio
Commando (uncredited)
Per Skavlan
German Guard (uncredited)
Frederick Stevens
German Major (uncredited)
Gilchrist Stuart
Captain (uncredited)
Albert Taylor
Jensen (uncredited)
Ashley Cowan
Fritz Ford
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