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Richard Burton stars in this exciting film about the courageous men who held off notorious German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, despite being hopelessly outnumbered. The year is 1941 and all that stands between Rommel and the Suez Canal is the fortress of Tobruk, which is manned only by a small Australian battalion, whom Captain MacRoberts (Burton) must whip into shape - fast!
James Mason co-stars in a stunning portrayal as Rommel in this stirring, action-packed story of the World War II heroes known as the Desert Rats.
Average rating (1 review)
excellent War Film
oncomingstorm | 14/09/2007 | See all oncomingstorm's reviews (95) »
Fine telling of the true story of the Desert Rats. Some fine performances from James Mason as Rommell and Newton as the drunken coward. Burton dominates throughout the film and it is so easy to forget that this was a young actor starting out on his film career and that he was not the established star that he was due to become.
Richard Burton, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Chips Rafferty, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Charles Davis, Ben Wright & James Mason | |
Universal Suitable for All | |
1953 | |
Fullscreen 4:3 | |
English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono | |
1 hour and 28 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
