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The Desert Rats

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!

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The Desert Rats — 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.

  • Release date
  • March 26, 1953
  • Runtime
  • 88 min
  • Genres
  • War, Action
  • Director
  • Robert Wise

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The Desert Rats — Cast

Richard Burton photo Richard Burton Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts James Mason photo James Mason Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel Robert Newton photo Robert Newton Tom Bartlett Robert Douglas photo Robert Douglas General Torin Thatcher photo Torin Thatcher Col. Barney White Chips Rafferty photo Chips Rafferty Sgt. "Blue" Smith Charles Tingwell photo Charles Tingwell Lt. Harry Carstairs Charles Davis photo Charles Davis Pete

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