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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
Richard Burton
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
Michael Rennie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Nicolas Coster
Medic (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
Gunner (uncredited)
Paul Cavanagh
Colonel (uncredited)
Robert Douglas
General
John Alderson
Corporal (uncredited)
Charles Tingwell
Lt. Harry Carstairs
Michael Pate
Capt. Currie (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
Captain (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
Col. Barney White
Robert Newton
Tom Bartlett
Lester Matthews
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Ben Wright
Mick
John Fraser
Artillery Man (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Communications Man (uncredited)
Jack Raine
C.I.C. (uncredited)
Frank Chase
Commando (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
Captain (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Jim (uncredited)
John Wengraf
German Doctor (uncredited)
Chips Rafferty
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Guy Prescott
Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Charles Davis
Pete
Patrick Aherne
English Officer (uncredited)
Frank Baker
British Officer (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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