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.

• DirectorRobert Wise
• Release20 May 1953
• Genre
  War / Action
• Duration1h 28m
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• Rate
  

  6.3
  91 reviews
• Productions

  20th Century Fox