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The Desert Rats

1953 · Robert Wise · 88 min

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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.

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6.3/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database106 votesTMDB
Richard BurtonCaptain "Tammy" MacRobertsJames MasonField Marshal Erwin von RommelRobert NewtonTom BartlettRobert DouglasGeneralTorin ThatcherCol. Barney WhiteChips RaffertySgt. "Blue" SmithCharles TingwellLt. Harry CarstairsCharles DavisPeteBen WrightMickPatrick AherneEnglish Officer (uncredited)John AldersonCorporal (uncredited)Frank BakerBritish Officer (uncredited)JJohn BlackburnSergeant (uncredited)RRobert BoonGerman Lieutenant (uncredited)FFrederic BrunnGerman Gunner (uncredited)

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Richard BurtonCaptain "Tammy" MacRobertsJames MasonField Marshal Erwin von RommelRobert NewtonTom BartlettRobert DouglasGeneralTorin ThatcherCol. Barney WhiteChips RaffertySgt. "Blue" SmithCharles TingwellLt. Harry CarstairsCharles DavisPeteBen WrightMickPatrick AherneEnglish Officer (uncredited)John AldersonCorporal (uncredited)Frank BakerBritish Officer (uncredited)JJohn BlackburnSergeant (uncredited)RRobert BoonGerman Lieutenant (uncredited)FFrederic BrunnGerman Gunner (uncredited)

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