CineScope
The Desert Rats

1h 28m

The Desert Rats

26th March 1953
Top Cast
Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Richard Murphy
WarAction

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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Full Cast
Richard Burton Image

Richard Burton

Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

James Mason Image

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

Robert Newton Image

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas Image

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher Image

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty Image

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Charles Tingwell Image

Charles Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis Image

Charles Davis

Pete

Ben Wright Image

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne Image

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson Image

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker Image

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

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John Blackburn

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Robert Boon

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Frederic Brunn

German Gunner (uncredited)

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Arthur Brunner

German Radio Man (uncredited)

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Paul Busch

German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh Image

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase Image

Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

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Tony Christian

German Sentry (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster Image

Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

Noel Drayton Image

Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

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Harold Dyrenforth

Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons Image

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser Image

John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

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Arno Frey

Kramm (uncredited)

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Ray Harden

Hugh (uncredited)

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Charles Keane

Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews Image

Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Gavin Muir Image

Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

James O'Hara Image

James O'Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

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John O'Malley

Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore Image

Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

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Peter Ortiz

Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate Image

Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

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Richard Peel

Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott Image

Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine Image

Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow Image

Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie Image

Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Jerry Riggio

Commando (uncredited)

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Per Skavlan

German Guard (uncredited)

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Frederick Stevens

German Major (uncredited)

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Gilchrist Stuart

Captain (uncredited)

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Albert Taylor

Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf Image

John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

Alfred Zeisler Image

Alfred Zeisler

von Helmholtz (uncredited)

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Ashley Cowan