Is The Desert Rats violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Desert Rats sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Desert Rats end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Desert Rats scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Desert Rats easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Desert Rats

Name: The Desert Rats
Genre: War, Action
Released: 1953
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher

They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa... to turn disaster into victory!

Directed by Robert Wise

Produced by 20th Century Fox

195388 min6.3 / 10

A WWII action film about a mismatched unit of Australian soldiers learning to work together under a stern British commander to defend against Rommel's forces in the North African desert.

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.

Clusters

Honor, Sacrifice, and Steel Historical War Movies Natural Landscapes Famous Real Filming Locations

Genres

War Action

Keywords

World War Ii Desert Libyan Desert Rommel Tobruk

Questions people ask

Is The Desert Rats violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Desert Rats sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does The Desert Rats end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is The Desert Rats scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Desert Rats easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.