Movie
The Desert Rats
History film with a runtime of 88 minutes, released in 1953. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Robert Wise's drama stars Richard Burton and James Mason as opposing combatants in one of World War II's key battles. It's 1941 and, with his army rampaging across North Africa, Germany's Field Marshall Erwin Rommel (Mason) has ordered the siege of the Libyan port of Tobruk, a place of huge strategic importance to both sides. Australia's 9th Division have been tasked with defending the port for two months and British Captain 'Tammy' MacRoberts (Burton) has been placed in charge of a newly arrived, inexperienced company of Australian troops. But not only does he have to quickly ready his men for action at the front, he must also cope with presence of his former schoolteacher Tom Bartlett (Robert Newton), an alcoholic and a coward. Also starring Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher and Chips Rafferty.
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Cast
- Richard Burton
- Robert Newton
- James Mason
- Robert Douglas
- Torin Thatcher
- Chips Rafferty
- Charles "Bud" Tingwell
- Charles Davis
- Ben Wright
- James Lilburn
- John O'Malley
- Ray Harden
- John Alderson
- Richard Peel
- Michael Pate
- Frank Pulaski
- Charles Keane
- Charles R. Keane
- Pat O'Moore
- Patrick O'Moore
- Trevor Constable
- Albert Taylor
- John Wengraf
- Arno Frey
- Alfred Zeisler
- Charles FitzSimons
- Richard Murphy
- Lucien Ballard
- Ray Kellogg
- Addison Hehr
- Lyle Wheeler
- Barbara McLean
