Want to watch 'The Desert Rats' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Robert Wise-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Desert Rats' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Desert Rats' right now, here are some details about the 20th Century Fox war flick.
Released May 20th, 1953, 'The Desert Rats' stars Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 82 knowledgeable users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."
'The Desert Rats' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, and Apple iTunes .
'The Desert Rats' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on May 20th, 1953
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
May 21st, 2002
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