The rats of tobruk may not be charles chauvels best movie, but it deserves serious consideration as his best movie about war which is to argue that it is in some ways superior to his more famous and betterloved forty thousand horsemen 1940, made four years earlier. As war breaks out in europe in 1939, three friends droving cattle in australia decide to join up. Most of the fighting scenes were in the dark which did not translate well on. Grant taylor is the squarejawed lead, chips rafferty adds character, and peter finch is the uppercrust englishman. Fighting rats of tobruk 1951 soldiers chips rafferty, grant taylor, peter finch of the australian and new zealand army corps hold off the nazis for months. Siege of tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free. Tells the story of three menbluey, a tough two fisted drover taylor, milo, a laconic dingo trapper rafferty, and pete, an intellectual english new chum finch. The film is an interesting survey of the chauvel partnership in action over the. The rats of tobruk is a rousing tribute to the many. Australian troops of the australian 9th division and the 18th brigade of the australian 7th division under lieutenant general leslie. I saw this and it is really an old movie and one i wouldnt have gotten if it didnt have robert carlyles name on it. An abridged version was released in the united states in 1951 as the fighting rats of.
Original us theatrical trailer for the fighting rats of tobruk a classic australian world war ii film. In september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pushed the allies back into egypt. The rats of tobruk 1944 clip 1 on aso australias audio and. Fighting rats of tobruk movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Three thousand australians were either injured or killed at tobruk, and a further 941 were taken prisoner. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. The rats who returned to melbourne formed as association which has branches in every state as well as in the united kingdom.
The rats of tobruk was the name given to the soldiers who held the libyan port of tobruk against the afrika corps, during the siege of tobruk in world war ii the siege started on 10 april 1941. The rats of tobruk 1944 directed by charles chauvel. Rats of tobruk home tribute is a tribute to the rats of tobruk, who fought in tobruk, during the siege of tobruk, of 241 days from april 10 to december 1941. An abridged version was released in the united states in 1951 as the fighting rats of tobruk. The fighting rats of tobruk 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The victorian state branch decided to form a pipe band as a living memorial to the soldiers who died at tobruk and to keep alive the proud name the rats of tobruk. Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest wartime legends the rats of tobruk. Fully restored and presented in a brand new transfer, the rats of.
Buy the fighting rats of tobruk desert victory dvd at. The film was written by leo gordon who also acted in the film and released through universal pictures. The rats of tobruk may not be charles chauvels best movie, but it deserves serious consideration as his best movie about war. Watch the bridge at remagen full hd online directed by john guillermin. A counterattack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at tobruk are a critical impediment. Tobruk is a port on the east of libyas mediterranean coast, near the border with egypt. Nigel green, norman rossington, george peppard, heidy hunt, leo gordon, rock hudson, liam redmond, jack watson, guy stockwell, percy. Identifying with authority, they obeyed rather than thought. With jan meduna, petr vanek, robert nebrensky, michal novotny. This is the films first real encounter in the desert and chauvel emphasises the immediacy and very personal nature of the fighting, as well as the comradeship of.
Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest wartime. This battle primarily involved the australian 9th infantry division, as well as british artillery batteries. Grant taylor, peter finch, chips rafferty, pauline. The allies marching and singing were off to see the wizard was neat as was the german announcer naming the allies the fighting rats of tobruk, which was deemed a badge of honor by the allies. Tobruk is a 1967 american war film starring rock hudson and george peppard and directed by arthur hiller. The story follows a trio of characters as they head off to fight rommel on north africa. Video overview the rats of tobruk 1944 on aso australias. Curators notes the rats of tobruk 1944 on aso australia. By 1941, theyre with the 9th division of the australian infantry force, fighting italians and nazis in north africa. Grant taylor is the squarejawed lead, chips rafferty adds character. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in.
Most of the fighting scenes were in the dark which did not translate well on my dvd version as the scenes looked totally black. The desert rats full full movie, the desert rats full full movie streaming the desert rats full movie engsub watch the desert rats full english full movie online the desert rats full film online. It also does a far better job of telling the story. A canadian pow major is rescued by a special british military unit made up of germans to help lead an attack on a major nazi fuel depot in tobruk, libya. With grant taylor, peter finch, chips rafferty, pauline garrick. Beleaguered and battle weary the friends fight on, proving to be a considerable challenge to the enemy and a boon to the allied war effort. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the germans of fuel. This battle primarily involved the australian 9th infantry division, as well as british artillery. No quotes approved yet for fighting rats of tobruk.
I was a tobruk rat, and still am at 94 years of age. Three australian friends end up fighting nazis in north africa in a clumsily executed action tale. Erwin rommel, in a letter to his wife, lucie, wrote, today may well see the end of the battle of tobruk. Tobruk subtitles 43 subtitles subtitles download movie. Adolf hitler had prepared for war by socially engineering his followers into the perfect fighting machines. Fully restored and presented in a brand new transfer, the rats of tobruk is a rousing tribute to the many brave the soldiers who served their nation. Set in the libyan desert in ww2 a battalion of czech soldiers face the siege of tobruk. Bbc ww2 peoples war i was a tobruk rat, and still am. It was a hardfought prize during the second world war, occupied at different times by allied and axis. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. Rats of tobruk is a twoplayer operationaltactical game that simulates rommels easter day attack on tobruk in april 1941. The rats of tobruk memorial pipes and drums was formed in 1960 as a living memorial to the military units involved in the siege of tobruk of. For 8 months at tobruk in 1941, 15,000 australians and 8,000 british and indian troops held a german army 7 times their number and 7 times their armor.
Corny, but its a fair enough way to open a movie made during wartime. The fighting rats of tobruk 1944 opens on a pastoral scene lowing herds roaming over the gently rolling hills of australia, whips cracking, and on the background soundtrack a male chorus singing an outback song. The only libyan territory still in british hands was the cyrenaican port of tobruk. Jun 26, 2015 together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest wartime legends the rats of tobruk.
I believe there should be more movies about the efforts of the aussie soldier in wwii and the great job that they did. The siege of tobruk was a battle in libya during the north african campaign of world war ii. The film was written by leo gordon and released through universal pictures. It is interesting, because it deals with australian point of view about the australian contribution to the battle for tobruk. The film follows three drover friends who enlist in the australian army together during world war ii. Their story is based on the siege of the libyan city of tobruk in north africa by rommels afrika korps. See the full list of the rats of tobruk cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The siege started on 10 april 1941 and was finally relieved at the end of november. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Watch rats of tobruk online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
Berlin and potsdam 1945 aftermath hd 1080p color footage duration. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. Tobruk rats it was a miracle the enemy didnt break in. Siege of tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chips rafferty would later appear in another film about the siege of tobruk, the desert rats 1953 with richard burton. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. Tough australian soldiers bluey and milo, along with a stuffy englishman named peter, are charged with protecting the libyan city of tobruk from invading german forces that threaten to overwhelm them. Australian troops of the australian 9th division and the 18th brigade of the australian 7th division under lieutenant general leslie morshead made up more than. Aug 18, 2016 also featuring george wallace and joe valli, chauvels bold tale of war gives life to the many heroic tales of mateship during wwii. Beleaguered and battle weary the friends fight on, proving to be a. Grant taylor bluey donkin, peter finch peter linton, chips rafferty milo trent, pauline garrick kate carmody, mary gay sister mary ellis, george wallace barber of tobruk, joe valli northumberland fusilier. The rats of tobruk is a 1944 australian film directed by charles chauvel. Rats of tobruk memorial pipes and drums home facebook.
British officers lead commandos and german jews in a desert trick to blow up rommels fuel supply. Enemy at the gates 2001 movie free download 720p bluray. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way undercover. The rats of tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free. In more recent times, these branches and subbranches have been wound up owing to the declining numbers of surviving veteran members. Following on the great tradition of forty thousand horsemen, charles chauvels 1944 cinematic account of the battle of rommel.
The fighting rats of tobruk 1944 the fighting rats of. Set in north africa during the north african campaign of world war ii, it is a fictionalized story of members of the british armys long range desert group and the special identification group who. Combined german and italian troops had sealed off all land approaches to tobruk on april 11. Gus lowry, charles munro, elsa chauvel, maxwell dunn. Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest. The germans with hordes of tanks and infantry are defeated in some of the most. Horsemen is a more entertaining and better constructed film, fully deserving of its place in the australian pantheon. Fully restored and presented in a brand new transfer, the rats of tobruk is a rousing. Read the fighting rats of tobruk movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The battle started on 11 april 1941, when tobruk was besieged by an italian and nazi german force commanded by lieutenant general erwin rommel. Watch tobruk full movie in hd visit movie 25385 in september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully push. The rats of tobruk was the name given to the soldiers who held the libyan port of tobruk against the afrika corps, during the siege of tobruk in world war ii. Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest wartime legendsthe rats of tobruk. The rats of tobruk is a dated but watchable aussie ww2 movie, of which there arent too many in existence.