The Desert Rats (film)
| The Desert Rats | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Written by | Richard Murphy |
| Produced by | Robert L. Jacks |
| Starring | Richard Burton James Mason Robert Newton Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Chips Rafferty Charles Tingwell Charles Davis Ben Wright |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Barbara McLean |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,320,000 |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US rentals) |
The Desert Rats is a 1953 American black-and-white war film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Robert L. Jacks, directed by Robert Wise, starring Richard Burton, James Mason, and Robert Newton. The film's storyline concerns the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 North Africa during World War II.