The Desert Rats

1953, action, war

88 minutes

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...

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker

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

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

Tony Christian

German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth

Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser

John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

Arno Frey

Kramm (uncredited)

Ray Harden

Hugh (uncredited)

Charles Keane

Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

James O’Hara

James O’Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

John O'Malley

Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore

Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

Richard Peel

Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine

Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jerry Riggio

Commando (uncredited)

Per Skavlan

German Guard (uncredited)

Frederick Stevens

German Major (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

Gilchrist Stuart

Captain (uncredited)

Albert Taylor

Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf

John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

Alfred Zeisler

Alfred Zeisler

Von Helmholtz (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Addison Hehr

Art direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art direction

Fred J. Rode

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Director

Editing

Production

Robert L. Jacks

Producer

Sound

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original music composer

Writing

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