The Desert Rats 70 years old

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

The Desert Rats

Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them

Credits

The Desert Rats Cast

Name Character
James Mason He was 44, 75 years old when he died as Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Charles Tingwell He was 30, 86 years old when he died as Lt Harry Carstairs
Torin Thatcher He was 48, 76 years old when he died as Col Barney White
Richard Burton He was 27, 58 years old when he died as Captain Tammy MacRoberts
Robert Douglas He was 43, 89 years old when he died as General
Chips Rafferty He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Sgt 'Blue' Smith
Robert Newton He was 47, 50 years old when he died as Tom Bartlett

The Desert Rats Crew

Name Department
Richard Murphy as Writer. He was 41 (81) years old when He died Writing
The Desert Rats poster
The Desert Rats (70 years)

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

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 20, 1953
  • Runtime: 88 minutes