The Desert Rats 1953

Name: The Desert Rats
Released: 1953-05-20
Cast: Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Robert Wise
Written by:	Richard Murphy
Runtime:	88 minutes
Critics score:	80 / 100
Tagline:	They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!