The Desert Rats (1953)

Year: 1953
Director: Robert Wise
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Runtime: 88 min

Cast:
Richard Burton, James Mason

Synopsis:
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.