Richard BurtonCaptain "Tammy" MacRobertsSavaraTV movie
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.
WarAction
Starring
Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton
Directed by
Robert Wise
About
The Desert Rats
WarAction
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.
They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!
Information
- Released
- Mar 26, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- NR
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
Production
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Cast
People in this story
Richard BurtonCaptain "Tammy" MacRoberts
James MasonField Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Robert NewtonTom Bartlett
Robert DouglasGeneral
Torin ThatcherCol. Barney White
Chips RaffertySgt. "Blue" Smith
Charles TingwellLt. Harry Carstairs
Charles DavisPete
Ben WrightMick
Patrick AherneEnglish Officer (uncredited)
John AldersonCorporal (uncredited)
Frank BakerBritish Officer (uncredited)Metadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.