Product Information
Robert Wise's drama stars Richard Burton and James Mason as opposing combatants in one of World War II's key battles. It's 1941 and, with his army rampaging across North Africa, Germany's Field Marshall Erwin Rommel has ordered the siege of the Libyan port of Tobruk, a place of huge strategic importance to both sides. Australia's 9th Division have been tasked with defending the port for two months and British Captain 'Tammy' MacRoberts has been placed in charge of a newly arrived, inexperienced company of Australian troops. But not only does he have to quickly ready his men for action at the front, he must also cope with presence of his former schoolteacher Tom Bartlett, an alcoholic and a coward. Also starring Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher and Chips Rafferty.Product Identifiers
ProducerRobert L. Jacks
EAN0024543041917
eBay Product ID (ePID)21053524829
Product Key Features
ActorTorin Thatcher, Robert Douglas, Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton
Film/TV TitleThe Desert Rats
DirectorLyle Wheeler, Robert Wise, Lucien Ballard, Addison Hehr
LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
Subtitle LanguageSpanish
Run Time88 Min
FormatDVD
FeaturesWith Subtitles, Pan and Scan
GenreMilitary/War, Action, Adventure, History
Studio20th Century Studios
Additional Product Features
Release Year1953
ComposerAlfred Newman, Leigh Harline
ScreenwriterRichard Murphy
SoundDolby Digital Stereo, Pcm Mono
Original LanguageEn
Production Company20th Century Fox Film Corporation