The Desert Rats

6.3

1953

88 mins

WarAction

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 Guns of Navarone

Year : 1961Rating : ⭐ 7.3

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Year : 1949Rating : ⭐ 6.7

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Year : 1970Rating : ⭐ 6.9

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.

The Hill

Year : 1965Rating : ⭐ 7.5

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Ice Cold in Alex

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Kelly's Heroes

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A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

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U-571

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Year : 1969Rating : ⭐ 6.8

In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.

Lion of the Desert

Year : 1981Rating : ⭐ 7.3

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A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.