The Desert Rats

1953 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 5,424 VOTES · DIR. Robert Wise

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,097 lines

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00:00:24 (in German) Good. Huh? Huh? What does he say?
00:04:57 of being the first to expose the blitzkrieg for what it is:
00:07:46 These your men, Lieutenant?
00:10:52 Where'd you get it, Jim?
00:13:59 I'd only mess that up, too.
00:17:37 Right.
00:21:49 Hold your fire.
00:27:14 Oh, bless you, Fitzgibbons or Fitzhugh or whatever your name is.
00:30:44 Oh. You, sir.
00:33:17 (chuckles) So that's what's behind it.
00:36:07 Um, yes, uh, that'll be all. Thank you, gentlemen.
00:38:27 - Good luck, Mac. - Yeah.
00:42:20 Take him out, John.
00:44:50 Come on, come on. Hurry.
00:47:27 We did it in '39, just before I went to France.
00:53:13 Aah!
00:58:46 A doctor will come, Colonel.
01:01:09 - Colonel MacRoberts, sir. - A pleasure.
01:03:29 If you can crush Tobruk, crush it.
01:09:13 Oh, break it down, you mugs! I had me flaming foot caught in the flaming wire!
01:12:22 Oh, come off it, sir. It's only an order.
01:15:59 Four hours is about as long as anyone lasts out there.
01:18:48 They'll be lucky to have the strength to march out of here, let alone stand off Germans.
01:21:46 I'll put up a green flare when we're ready.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,097
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:21:46

Production Record

DirectorRobert Wise
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,424