The Desert Rats (1953)

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

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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Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis

Pete

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

J

John Blackburn

Sergeant (uncredited)

R

Robert Boon

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

F

Frederic Brunn

German Gunner (uncredited)

A

Arthur Brunner

German Radio Man (uncredited)

P

Paul Busch

German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

T

Tony Christian

German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

H

Harold Dyrenforth

Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

A

Arno Frey

Kramm (uncredited)

R

Ray Harden

Hugh (uncredited)

C

Charles Keane

Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

James O'Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

J

John O'Malley

Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

P

Peter Ortiz

Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

R

Richard Peel

Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

J

Jerry Riggio

Commando (uncredited)

P

Per Skavlan

German Guard (uncredited)

F

Frederick Stevens

German Major (uncredited)

G

Gilchrist Stuart

Captain (uncredited)

A

Albert Taylor

Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

A

Alfred Zeisler

von Helmholtz (uncredited)

A

Ashley Cowan

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