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The Desert Rats

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The Desert Rats

📅 1953🌐 ENMovie

Genres

WarAction

Overview

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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🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 1953

Rating: 6.3/10

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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