The Desert Rats (1953)

Name: The Desert Rats
Genre: War, Action
Released: 1953-03-26
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!

★ 6.31h 28mReleased Mar 26, 1953English

WarAction

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.

Directed by Robert Wise