Directed by:
Robert WiseScreenplay:
Richard MurphyCinematography:
Lucien BallardComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Richard Burton, Robert Douglas, James Mason, Robert Newton, Torin Thatcher, Chips Rafferty, Ben Wright, Michael Rennie, Michael Pate, Lester Matthews (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The year is 1941, and Rommel has the British in full retreat. All that stands between him and the Suez Canal is the fortress of Tobruk, manned by a small army of Australian troops who are ordered to hold this vital position at any cost. Many of the men are green recruits, and it falls to Capt. MacRoberts (Burton) to whip them into shape. A bold tactician who realizes they will soon be overwhelmed if they do not take the offensive, MacRoberts leads countless daredevil raids that keep the superior enemy off-balance and earn his men the famous nickname they "won with blood and bore with pride." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/324/164324326_7daee6.jpg)
Richard Burton
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Robert Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507427_f9825f.jpg)
Robert Douglas
UK
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![James Mason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/211/164211043_7f296e.jpg)
James Mason
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Robert Newton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394677_527f32.jpg)
Robert Newton
UK
Best movies:
![Torin Thatcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000198_537415.jpg)
Torin Thatcher
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Great Expectations (1946)
Band of Angels (1957)
![Chips Rafferty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/498/164498062_fc10b7.jpg)
Chips Rafferty
Australia
Best movies:
Wake in Fright (1971)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Double Trouble (1967)
![Ben Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634042_853ac9.jpg)
Ben Wright
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Michael Rennie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/628/162628275_e1c84a.jpg)
Michael Rennie
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
![Michael Pate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262619_559e0b.jpg)
Michael Pate
Australia
Best movies:
The Camel Boy (1984)
Julius Caesar (1953)
The Court Jester (1955)
![Lester Matthews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228283_c78ffc.jpg)
Lester Matthews
UK
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![John Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/347/160347335_ba82ba.jpg)
John Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
El Cid (1961)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![John Alderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/566/160566956_5c9998.jpg)
John Alderson
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![John Wengraf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/632/161632928_b068ab.jpg)
John Wengraf
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
5 Fingers (1952)
![Noel Drayton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/507/161507069_1f1b50.jpg)
Noel Drayton
South Africa
Best movies:
The Court Jester (1955)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Across the Bridge (1957)
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Ireland
Best movies:
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Quiet Man (1952)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Patrick Aherne
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Court Jester (1955)
Harold Dyrenforth
German Empire
Best movies:
Morituri (1965)
36 Hours (1965)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
![Jack Raine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/332/162332694_cc4137.jpg)
Jack Raine
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Otto Reichow
German Empire
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
The Young Lions (1958)
Silver River (1948)
Gilchrist Stuart
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Morituri (1965)