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.
Directed by Robert Wise
world war ii
desert
libyan desert
rommel
tobruk
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3.3 / 5
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Cast
Richard Burton
Captain "Tammy" MacRoberts
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
Robert Newton
Tom Bartlett
Robert Douglas
General
Torin Thatcher
Col. Barney White
Chips Rafferty
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Charles Tingwell
Lt. Harry Carstairs
Charles Davis
Pete
Ben Wright
Mick
Patrick Aherne
English Officer (uncredited)
John Alderson
Corporal (uncredited)
Frank Baker
British Officer (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Wise
Director
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Barbara McLean
Editor
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Fritz Ford
Stunts
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Ellie HolmesPRO
8.0★ · 11/28/25
Old war films are so concise, never any foreplay or like character background. If they made it now it would be 4 hours long with the majority of it being set in England or smth 😭
Old war films are so concise, never any foreplay or like character background. If they made it now it would be 4 hours long with the majority of it being set in England or smth 😭