The Desert Rats 1953
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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.
- Released: 1953-05-20
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Genre: War, Action
- Stars: Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher
- Director: Richard Murphy, Robert Wise, Leigh Harline, Robert L. Jacks, Lucien Ballard
