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The Desert Rats(Movie, 1953)

1h 28min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
The Desert RatsRating: 3.1/5 (with 3737 votes)
The Desert Rats is a 1953 American black-and-white war film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Robert L. Jacks, directed by Robert Wise, that stars Richard Burton, James Mason, and Robert Newton. The film's storyline concerns the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 North Africa during World War II. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Desert Rats

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The Desert Rats

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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The Desert Rats (1953)(Trailer, 2:38)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Libya
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/20/1953
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Las ratas del desierto"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:13931, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024