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  • The Desert Rats (1953)
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    88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Desert Rats (1953)
Approved
88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
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Richard Murphy (written by)
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Release date
May 20, 1953 (United States)

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Burton
Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts   See fewer
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Field Marshal Erwin Rommel   See fewer
Robert Newton
Tom Bartlett Tom Bartlett   See fewer
Robert Douglas
General General   See fewer
Torin Thatcher
Col. Barney White Col. Barney White   See fewer
Chips Rafferty
Sgt. 'Blue' Smith Sgt. 'Blue' Smith   See fewer
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Lt. Harry Carstairs (as Charles Tingwell) Lt. Harry Carstairs (as Charles Tingwell)   See fewer
Patrick Aherne
English Officer (uncredited) English Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Alderson
Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Baker
British Officer (uncredited) British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Blackburn
Sergeant (uncredited) Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Boon
German Lieutenant (uncredited) German Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederic Brunn
German Gunner (uncredited) German Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Brunner
German Radio Man (uncredited) German Radio Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Busch
German Orderly (uncredited) German Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Cavanagh
Colonel (uncredited) Colonel (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Chase
Commando (uncredited) Commando (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Christian
German Sentry (uncredited) German Sentry (uncredited)   See fewer
Trevor Constable
Ginger (uncredited) Ginger (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicolas Coster
Medic (uncredited) Medic (uncredited)   See fewer
Ashley Cowan
Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Darrell
Aussie (uncredited) Aussie (uncredited)   See fewer
Noel Drayton
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Dyrenforth
Observer (uncredited) Observer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Fire Officer (uncredited) Fire Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Fraser
Artillery Man (uncredited) Artillery Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Arno Frey
Kramm (uncredited) Kramm (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Harden
Hugh (uncredited) Hugh (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Keane
Sgt Donaldson (uncredited) Sgt Donaldson (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Matthews
Foreign Secretary (uncredited) Foreign Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Morris
British Communications Man (uncredited) British Communications Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Gavin Muir
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
James O'Hara
Communications Man (uncredited) Communications Man (uncredited)   See fewer
John O'Malley
Riley (uncredited) Riley (uncredited)   See fewer
Patrick O'Moore
Jim (uncredited) Jim (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Ortiz
Wireman (uncredited) Wireman (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Pate
Capt. Currie (uncredited) Capt. Currie (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Peel
Rusty (uncredited) Rusty (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Prescott
Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited) Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Raine
C.I.C. (uncredited) C.I.C. (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Reichow
Gunner (uncredited) Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Rennie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Riggio
Commando (uncredited) Commando (uncredited)   See fewer
Per Skavlan
German Guard (uncredited) German Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederick Stevens
German Major (uncredited) German Major (uncredited)   See fewer
Gilchrist Stuart
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Taylor
Jensen (uncredited) Jensen (uncredited)   See fewer
John Wengraf
German Doctor (uncredited) German Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfred Zeisler
von Helmholtz (uncredited) von Helmholtz (uncredited)   See fewer
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