The Desert Rats

Name: The Desert Rats
Director: Robert Wise
Genre: War, Action
Released: 1953-03-26
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher

Directed by Robert Wise

War

Action

19531h 28m6.3

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.