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The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1 hour 28 minutes
1953-05-20
6.3

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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

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis

Charles Davis

Pete

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

John Blackburn

John Blackburn

Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Boon

Robert Boon

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Frederic Brunn

Frederic Brunn

German Gunner (uncredited)

Arthur Brunner

Arthur Brunner

German Radio Man (uncredited)

Paul Busch

Paul Busch

German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase

Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

Tony Christian

Tony Christian

German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton

Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth

Harold Dyrenforth

Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser

John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

Arno Frey

Arno Frey

Kramm (uncredited)

Ray Harden

Ray Harden

Hugh (uncredited)

Charles Keane

Charles Keane

Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

James O'Hara

James O'Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

John O'Malley

John O'Malley

Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore

Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Peter Ortiz

Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

Richard Peel

Richard Peel

Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott

Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine

Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jerry Riggio

Jerry Riggio

Commando (uncredited)

Per Skavlan

Per Skavlan

German Guard (uncredited)

Frederick Stevens

Frederick Stevens

German Major (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

Gilchrist Stuart

Captain (uncredited)

Albert Taylor

Albert Taylor

Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf

John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

Alfred Zeisler

Alfred Zeisler

von Helmholtz (uncredited)

Ashley Cowan

Ashley Cowan

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