The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

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.

US

Made in US

6.3/10

1953

War
Action
20th Century Fox

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

As Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason

James Mason

As Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

As Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

As General

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

As Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

As Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

As Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis

Charles Davis

As Pete

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

As Mick

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

As English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson

John Alderson

As Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

As British Officer (uncredited)

John Blackburn

John Blackburn

As Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Boon

Robert Boon

As German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Frederic Brunn

Frederic Brunn

As German Gunner (uncredited)

Arthur Brunner

Arthur Brunner

As German Radio Man (uncredited)

Paul Busch

Paul Busch

As German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

As Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase

Frank Chase

As Commando (uncredited)

Tony Christian

Tony Christian

As German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

As Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton

Noel Drayton

As Captain (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth

Harold Dyrenforth

As Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Charles B. Fitzsimons

As Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser

John Fraser

As Artillery Man (uncredited)

Arno Frey

Arno Frey

As Kramm (uncredited)

Ray Harden

Ray Harden

As Hugh (uncredited)

Charles Keane

Charles Keane

As Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

As Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Gavin Muir

As Captain (uncredited)

James O'Hara

James O'Hara

As Communications Man (uncredited)

John O'Malley

John O'Malley

As Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore

Patrick O'Moore

As Jim (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Peter Ortiz

As Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

As Capt. Currie (uncredited)

Richard Peel

Richard Peel

As Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott

Guy Prescott

As Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine

Jack Raine

As C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

As Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jerry Riggio

Jerry Riggio

As Commando (uncredited)

Per Skavlan

Per Skavlan

As German Guard (uncredited)

Frederick Stevens

Frederick Stevens

As German Major (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

Gilchrist Stuart

As Captain (uncredited)

Albert Taylor

Albert Taylor

As Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf

John Wengraf

As German Doctor (uncredited)

Alfred Zeisler

Alfred Zeisler

As von Helmholtz (uncredited)

Ashley Cowan

Ashley Cowan

As

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