Second World War action drama starring Richard Burton and Robert Newton. Tobruk, 1941: tough British army officer Captain MacRoberts is assigned to an Australian division under siege from Field Marshal Rommel's forces in the North African desert. Among MacRoberts's troops is his former schoolteacher, now an alcoholic.
A rather aloof desert-stormer, meant as a follow-up to The Desert Fox, and again boasting James Mason as Field Marshal Rommel, this time ordering the Battle of Tobruk against Allied forces that include Richard Burton commanding Aussie troops. Burton has his own problems with his cowardly old schoolteacher turned volunteer Robert Newton, but still manages to bring down Rommel's forces. The German maestro should have known better; in Allied flag-wavers like this, he never stood a chance.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Captain MacRoberts | Richard Burton |
| Bartlett | Robert Newton |
| General | Robert Douglas |
| Barney | Torin Thatcher |
| Smith | Chips Rafferty |
| Lieutenant Carstairs | Charles Tingwell |
| Rommel | James Mason |
| Pete | Charles Davis (1) |
| Mick | Ben Wright (1) |
| Communications | James Lilburn |
| Riley | John O'Malley |
| Hugh | Ray Harden |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Wise |
