The Desert Rats (1953)
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
- Genre
- drama film, action film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 99 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British army unit is trapped by German forces during a siege in North Africa. The soldiers must defend their position with limited supplies against constant attacks.
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What happens
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, starring Richard Burton, James Mason, and Robert Newton. The film's storyline concerns the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 North Africa during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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