The Desert Rats

Robert Wise
1953-05-20

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!
6.2
88 min

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.

Cast

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