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.
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The Desert Rats was released in 1953 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 19 reviews, giving The Desert Rats (1953) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Desert Rats than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 66%, The Desert Rats is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1953, which stands at 60%.
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