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The Desert Rats

“They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!”

1953 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by Robert Wise
ActionAdventureDramaWar

Cast

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Plot

A British captain commands Australian troops in the siege of Tobruk against Rommel.

Sinekatalog’s take

Robert Wise's war film, with Richard Burton and James Mason as Rommel, is well made and respectful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (5,749 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.