The Desert Rats
War | Action
Release Date
May 20, 1953
Duration
88 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
Richard Burton
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
James Mason
Tom Bartlett
Robert Newton
General
Robert Douglas
Col. Barney White
Torin Thatcher
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Chips Rafferty
Lt. Harry Carstairs
Charles Tingwell
Pete
Charles Davis
Mick
Ben Wright
English Officer (uncredited)
Patrick Aherne
Corporal (uncredited)
John Alderson
British Officer (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Sergeant (uncredited)
John Blackburn
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Boon
German Gunner (uncredited)
Frederic Brunn
German Radio Man (uncredited)
Arthur Brunner
German Orderly (uncredited)
Paul Busch
Colonel (uncredited)
Paul Cavanagh
Commando (uncredited)
Frank Chase
German Sentry (uncredited)
Tony Christian
Medic (uncredited)
Nicolas Coster
Captain (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
Observer (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Fire Officer (uncredited)
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Artillery Man (uncredited)
John Fraser
Kramm (uncredited)
Arno Frey
Hugh (uncredited)
Ray Harden
Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)
Charles Keane
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
Captain (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
Communications Man (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Riley (uncredited)
John O'Malley
Jim (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Wireman (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz
Capt. Currie (uncredited)
Michael Pate
Rusty (uncredited)
Richard Peel
Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Guy Prescott
C.I.C. (uncredited)
Jack Raine
Gunner (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
Commando (uncredited)
Jerry Riggio
German Guard (uncredited)
Per Skavlan
German Major (uncredited)
Frederick Stevens
Captain (uncredited)
Gilchrist Stuart
Jensen (uncredited)
Albert Taylor
German Doctor (uncredited)
John Wengraf
von Helmholtz (uncredited)
Alfred Zeisler
Ashley Cowan
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