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The Desert Rats

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

19531h 28mDirected by Robert Wise

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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Cast
Richard Burton portrait

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason portrait

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton portrait

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas portrait

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher portrait

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty portrait

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell portrait

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis portrait

Charles Davis

Pete

Ben Wright portrait

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne portrait

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson portrait

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker portrait

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

JB

John Blackburn

Sergeant (uncredited)

RB

Robert Boon

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

FB

Frederic Brunn

German Gunner (uncredited)

AB

Arthur Brunner

German Radio Man (uncredited)

PB

Paul Busch

German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh portrait

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase portrait

Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

TC

Tony Christian

German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster portrait

Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton portrait

Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

HD

Harold Dyrenforth

Observer (uncredited)

John Fraser portrait

John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

AF

Arno Frey

Kramm (uncredited)

RH

Ray Harden

Hugh (uncredited)

CK

Charles Keane

Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews portrait

Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir portrait

Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

James O'Hara portrait

James O'Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

JO

John O'Malley

Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore portrait

Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

PO

Peter Ortiz

Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate portrait

Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

RP

Richard Peel

Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott portrait

Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine portrait

Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow portrait

Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie portrait

Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

JR

Jerry Riggio

Commando (uncredited)

PS

Per Skavlan

German Guard (uncredited)

FS

Frederick Stevens

German Major (uncredited)

GS

Gilchrist Stuart

Captain (uncredited)

AT

Albert Taylor

Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf portrait

John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

AC

Ashley Cowan

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