The Desert Rats (1953)
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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.
- Released: 1953-03-26
- Genres: War, Action
- Runtime: 1h 28m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 101 votes
Directed by Robert Wise.
Top cast
- Richard Burton as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
- James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
- Robert Newton as Tom Bartlett
- Robert Douglas as General
- Torin Thatcher as Col. Barney White
- Chips Rafferty as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
- Charles Tingwell as Lt. Harry Carstairs
- Charles Davis as Pete
- Ben Wright as Mick
- Patrick Aherne as English Officer (uncredited)
Where to watch The Desert Rats
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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