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The Desert Rats

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.

1953 |1h 28m |  War, Action

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Cast

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Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

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James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

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Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

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Robert Douglas

General

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Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

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Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

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Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

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Charles Davis

Pete

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Ben Wright

Mick

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Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

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John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

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Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

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Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

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Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

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Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

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John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

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Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

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Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

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James O'Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

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Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

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Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

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Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

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Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

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Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

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Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English, German

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