
The Desert Rats
1953 • War | Action
Richard Murphy
Writer
Robert Wise
Director
Status
Released
Release date
May 20, 1953
Duration
88 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.4593
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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

James Mason

Robert Newton

Robert Douglas

Torin Thatcher

Chips Rafferty

Charles Tingwell

Charles Davis

Ben Wright

Patrick Aherne

John Alderson

Frank Baker

Paul Cavanagh

Frank Chase

Nicolas Coster

Noel Drayton

Charles B. Fitzsimons

John Fraser

Lester Matthews

Gavin Muir

James O'Hara

Patrick O'Moore

Michael Pate

Guy Prescott

Jack Raine

Otto Reichow

Michael Rennie

John Wengraf