The Desert Rats (1953)
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.
Director: Robert Wise
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Richard Burton as Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts |
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James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel |
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Robert Newton as Tom Bartlett |
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Robert Douglas as General |
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Torin Thatcher as Col. Barney White |
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Chips Rafferty as Sgt. "Blue" Smith |
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Charles Tingwell as Lt. Harry Carstairs |
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Charles Davis as Pete |
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Ben Wright as Mick |
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Patrick Aherne as English Officer (uncredited) |
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John Alderson as Corporal (uncredited) |
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Frank Baker as British Officer (uncredited) |
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John Blackburn as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Robert Boon as German Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Frederic Brunn as German Gunner (uncredited) |
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Arthur Brunner as German Radio Man (uncredited) |
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Paul Busch as German Orderly (uncredited) |
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Paul Cavanagh as Colonel (uncredited) |
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Frank Chase as Commando (uncredited) |
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Tony Christian as German Sentry (uncredited) |
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Nicolas Coster as Medic (uncredited) |
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Noel Drayton as Captain (uncredited) |
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Harold Dyrenforth as Observer (uncredited) |
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Charles B. Fitzsimons as Fire Officer (uncredited) |
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John Fraser as Artillery Man (uncredited) |
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Arno Frey as Kramm (uncredited) |
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Ray Harden as Hugh (uncredited) |
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Charles Keane as Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited) |
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Lester Matthews as Foreign Secretary (uncredited) |
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Gavin Muir as Captain (uncredited) |
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James O'Hara as Communications Man (uncredited) |
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John O'Malley as Riley (uncredited) |
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Patrick O'Moore as Jim (uncredited) |
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Peter Ortiz as Wireman (uncredited) |
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Michael Pate as Capt. Currie (uncredited) |
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Richard Peel as Rusty (uncredited) |
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Guy Prescott as Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited) |
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Jack Raine as C.I.C. (uncredited) |
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Otto Reichow as Gunner (uncredited) |
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Michael Rennie as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Jerry Riggio as Commando (uncredited) |
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Per Skavlan as German Guard (uncredited) |
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Frederick Stevens as German Major (uncredited) |
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Gilchrist Stuart as Captain (uncredited) |
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Albert Taylor as Jensen (uncredited) |
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John Wengraf as German Doctor (uncredited) |
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Alfred Zeisler as von Helmholtz (uncredited) |
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Ashley Cowan as |
| Directing | Robert Wise | Director |
| Writing | Richard Murphy | Writer |
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Robert L. Jacks | Producer |
| Camera | Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Art | Addison Hehr | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Fred J. Rode | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alfred Bruzlin | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Crew | Fritz Ford | Stunts |
| Crew | Ray Kellogg | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
