The Desert Rats 71 years old
They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!
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 (71 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