Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
CountryUSA
Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
Production year1953
World premiereMay 20, 1953
Release date
October 1, 1954
France
May 20, 1953
USA
Budget$1,320,000
Also known as
The Desert Rats, Les rats du désert, Die Wüstenratten, Las ratas del desierto, Ratos do Deserto, Arouraioi tis erimou, Çöl fedaileri, De woestijnratten, Erämaan rotat, I topi del deserto, Kommandos se apostoli thanatou, Ökenråttorna, Ørkenrottene, Ørkenrotterne, Sivatagi patkányok, Şobolanii deşertului, Szczury pustyni, Песчаные крысы, Пустинните плъхове, 砂漠の鼠