This film provided a realistic portrayal of the demands of career military life Honolulu, Hawaii at time of Pearl Harbor attack during WWII, Dec 1941 Tobruk') valiantly defending the desert port stronghold of TobrukĪgainst Rommel's takeover of the Suez Canal. In a German field hospital tent between Rommel and harsh Scottish officerĬaptain Tammy MacRoberts (Richard Burton in his second film), who wasĪssigned to command the Australian 9th Division ('The Rats of Its most memorable moment was the confrontation scene James Mason as Rommel (in a cameo), was another brilliant character This 'sequel' to the 1951 film (see above), also starring Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps of Tobruk, a Libya seaport city Two years later, Mason reprised hisĬharacter role in The Desert Rats (1953).ĭuring the 1941 WWII 242-day Siege by Gen. Michael Rennie), who wrote the book of the same name - adapted for Played himself, but whose voice was provided in the narration by actor The story was narrated by Colonel Desmond Young (who

James Mason starred in this sympathetic, war-related biopic as skilled war tactician German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ('The Desert Fox'), the famed tank commander in war-torn North Africa who was ultimately involved in a plot to kill Hitler that led to his own death. The Desert Fox (1951) (aka The Story of Rommel) Was to overcome the various psychological obstacles that stood between The real prize and goal of their water journeyĭown the Ulonga-Bora, other than the destruction of a German boat, During the course of many hardships and quarrelsĪlong a course filled with tropical dangers and 'evil' Germans inĪ warship, they developed a hard-earned love and respect for each

Positions, they confronted the Germans on the geographical margins Together, as representatives of the American and British Together in John Huston's exciting World War I adventure film, shot (as stubborn, indomitable spinster missionary Rose Sayer) appeared Top stars Humphrey Bogart (in an Oscar-winning performanceĪs cynical, alcoholic boat owner Charlie Allnut) and Katharine Hepburn Film Title/Year/Director, War-time Setting and Brief Description

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