The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953 · 88 min · EN · NR · 6.3 (79 votes)
Dir. Robert Wise · Starring Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Chips Rafferty · Music Leigh Harline

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

ActionAdventureDramaWar

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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A classic wartime drama that feels both grand and intimate. It captures the grit of desert warfare and the bonds forged under fire. Expect a steady build towards a climactic confrontation.

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world war iidesertlibyan desertrommeltobruk
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