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The Desert Rats
1h 28min
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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.
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Original Title
The Desert Rats
Runtime (Duration)
1h 28min
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Critics & Audience Score
4.9
Total Votes
97
Release Year
1953
Country
United States of America
Casting
Actors

Richard Burton
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton
Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas
General

Torin Thatcher
Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty
Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell
Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis
Pete

Ben Wright
Mick

Patrick Aherne
English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson
Corporal (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)

Paul Cavanagh
Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase
Commando (uncredited)
Tony Christian
German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster
Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton
Captain (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons
Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser
Artillery Man (uncredited)
Arno Frey
Kramm (uncredited)
Ray Harden
Hugh (uncredited)
Charles Keane
Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir
Captain (uncredited)
Crew

Robert Wise
DIRECTOR
Richard Murphy
WRITER

Leigh Harline
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Robert L. Jacks
PRODUCER

Lucien Ballard
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Alfred Bruzlin
SOUND
Charles LeMaire
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Richard Maybery
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Ray Kellogg
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Roger Heman Sr.
SOUND
Ben Nye
MAKEUP ARTIST

Fritz Ford
STUNTS
Addison Hehr
ART DIRECTION
Lyle R. Wheeler
ART DIRECTION
Fred J. Rode
SET DECORATION

Barbara McLean
EDITOR

Alfred Newman
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Edward B. Powell
ORCHESTRATOR
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