The Desert Rats 1953
6.3 /10
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.
Release Dates
| Country | Release Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| CZ | DVD | May 1, 1994 |
| NL | DVD | Apr 2, 2008 |
cast
Full Cast & Crew
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Tom Bartlett
General
Col. Barney White
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Lt. Harry Carstairs
Pete
Mick
English Officer (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
British Officer (uncredited)
Colonel (uncredited)
Commando (uncredited)
Medic (uncredited)
Captain (uncredited)
Fire Officer (uncredited)
Artillery Man (uncredited)
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Captain (uncredited)
Communications Man (uncredited)
Jim (uncredited)
Capt. Currie (uncredited)
Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)
C.I.C. (uncredited)
Gunner (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
German Doctor (uncredited)
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THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
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If there were not an audience for Marvel comic heroes than clearly these films would not be made, to answer one other reviewer although I sympathize with him somewhat. The world is indeed an infinitely more complex place than the world of Marvel comics with clearly identifiable heroes and villains. But I get the feeling that from Robert Downey, Jr. on down the organizer and prime mover as Iron Man behind the Avengers these players do love doing these roles because it's a lot of fun. If they didn't show that spirit of fun to the audience than these films would never be made.
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Cast & crew of
The Desert Rats
Directors & Credit Writers
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Special Effects
Music Director
Cast
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Tom Bartlett
General
Col. Barney White
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Lt. Harry Carstairs
Pete
Mick
English Officer (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
British Officer (uncredited)
Colonel (uncredited)
Commando (uncredited)
Medic (uncredited)
Captain (uncredited)
Fire Officer (uncredited)
Artillery Man (uncredited)
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
Captain (uncredited)
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