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The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

IMDB:

6.3
The Desert Rats

Released

3/26/1953

Duration

1h 28m

Genre

War, Action

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

Richard Burton

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

James Mason

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Newton

Robert Douglas

General

Robert Douglas

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Torin Thatcher

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Chips Rafferty

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Tingwell

Charles Davis

Pete

Charles Davis

Ben Wright

Mick

Ben Wright

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Aherne

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

John Alderson

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

Frank Baker

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