The Desert Rats (1953)

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.

Genres: War, Action

What to watch after The Desert Rats

• Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) — Same subject: world war ii
• The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) — Same subject: world war ii, desert
• The Robe (1953)
• The Sand Pebbles (1966) — Robert Wise directed both
• The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
• Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) — Same feel: serious, dramatic