The Desert Rats (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Wise |
| Producer(s) | Robert L. Jacks |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Desert Rats (1953) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Robert L. Jacks.
Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Richard Murphy | Nominated |
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The picture of Tammy MacRoberts' wife is actually a photo of actress Sybil Williams, Richard Burton's then wife.
This film's title actually refers to the British 7th Armoured Division who were "The Desert Rats" in North Africa and not the Australian 9th Division who were part of the siege at Tobruk and were known as "The Rats of Tobruk", not the Desert Rats.
James Mason played the same role of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel two years earlier in The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, also by 20th Century-Fox studio also being set in World War II North Africa.
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This film's title actually refers to the British 7th Armoured Division who were "The Desert Rats" in North Africa and not the Australian 9th Division who were part of the siege at Tobruk and were known as "The Rats of Tobruk", not the Desert Rats.
James Mason played the same role of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel two years earlier in The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, also by 20th Century-Fox studio also being set in World War II North Africa.
read more facts about The Desert Rats...
