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The Desert Rats

1953-05-20

Cast48

  • Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts

  • James Mason

    James Mason

    Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel

  • Robert Newton

    Robert Newton

    Tom Bartlett

  • Robert Douglas

    Robert Douglas

    General

  • Torin Thatcher

    Torin Thatcher

    Col. Barney White

  • Chips Rafferty

    Chips Rafferty

    Sgt. "Blue" Smith

  • Charles Tingwell

    Charles Tingwell

    Lt. Harry Carstairs

  • Charles Davis

    Charles Davis

    Pete

  • Ben Wright

    Ben Wright

    Mick

  • Patrick Aherne

    Patrick Aherne

    English Officer (uncredited)

  • John Alderson

    John Alderson

    Corporal (uncredited)

  • Frank Baker

    Frank Baker

    British Officer (uncredited)

  • John Blackburn

    John Blackburn

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Robert Boon

    Robert Boon

    German Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Frederic Brunn

    Frederic Brunn

    German Gunner (uncredited)

  • Arthur Brunner

    Arthur Brunner

    German Radio Man (uncredited)

  • Paul Busch

    Paul Busch

    German Orderly (uncredited)

  • Paul Cavanagh

    Paul Cavanagh

    Colonel (uncredited)

  • Frank Chase

    Frank Chase

    Commando (uncredited)

  • Tony Christian

    Tony Christian

    German Sentry (uncredited)

  • Nicolas Coster

    Nicolas Coster

    Medic (uncredited)

  • Noel Drayton

    Noel Drayton

    Captain (uncredited)

  • Harold Dyrenforth

    Harold Dyrenforth

    Observer (uncredited)

  • Charles B. Fitzsimons

    Charles B. Fitzsimons

    Fire Officer (uncredited)

  • John Fraser

    John Fraser

    Artillery Man (uncredited)

  • Arno Frey

    Arno Frey

    Kramm (uncredited)

  • Ray Harden

    Ray Harden

    Hugh (uncredited)

  • Charles Keane

    Charles Keane

    Sgt. Donaldson (uncredited)

  • Lester Matthews

    Lester Matthews

    Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

  • Gavin Muir

    Gavin Muir

    Captain (uncredited)

  • James O'Hara

    James O'Hara

    Communications Man (uncredited)

  • John O'Malley

    John O'Malley

    Riley (uncredited)

  • Patrick O'Moore

    Patrick O'Moore

    Jim (uncredited)

  • Peter Ortiz

    Peter Ortiz

    Wireman (uncredited)

  • Michael Pate

    Michael Pate

    Capt. Currie (uncredited)

  • Richard Peel

    Richard Peel

    Rusty (uncredited)

  • Guy Prescott

    Guy Prescott

    Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

  • Jack Raine

    Jack Raine

    C.I.C. (uncredited)

  • Otto Reichow

    Otto Reichow

    Gunner (uncredited)

  • Michael Rennie

    Michael Rennie

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Jerry Riggio

    Jerry Riggio

    Commando (uncredited)

  • Per Skavlan

    Per Skavlan

    German Guard (uncredited)

  • Frederick Stevens

    Frederick Stevens

    German Major (uncredited)

  • Gilchrist Stuart

    Gilchrist Stuart

    Captain (uncredited)

  • Albert Taylor

    Albert Taylor

    Jensen (uncredited)

  • John Wengraf

    John Wengraf

    German Doctor (uncredited)

  • Alfred Zeisler

    Alfred Zeisler

    von Helmholtz (uncredited)

  • Ashley Cowan

    Ashley Cowan

Art3

  • Addison Hehr

    Addison Hehr

    Art Direction

  • Lyle R. Wheeler

    Lyle R. Wheeler

    Art Direction

  • Fred J. Rode

    Fred J. Rode

    Set Decoration

Camera1

  • Lucien Ballard

    Lucien Ballard

    Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up2

  • Charles LeMaire

    Charles LeMaire

    Wardrobe Supervisor

  • Ben Nye

    Ben Nye

    Makeup Artist

Crew2

  • Ray Kellogg

    Ray Kellogg

    Special Effects

  • Fritz Ford

    Fritz Ford

    Stunts

Directing2

  • Robert Wise

    Robert Wise

    Director

  • Richard Maybery

    Richard Maybery

    Assistant Director

Editing1

  • Barbara McLean

    Barbara McLean

    Editor

Production1

  • Robert L. Jacks

    Robert L. Jacks

    Producer

Sound5

  • Alfred Bruzlin

    Alfred Bruzlin

    Sound

  • Leigh Harline

    Leigh Harline

    Original Music Composer

  • Roger Heman Sr.

    Roger Heman Sr.

    Sound

  • Alfred Newman

    Alfred Newman

    Music Director

  • Edward B. Powell

    Edward B. Powell

    Orchestrator

Writing1

  • Richard Murphy

    Richard Murphy

    Writer