The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

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Duration: 88 min
Release date: 1951-10-16
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The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

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James Mason
James Mason
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
as Dr. Karl Strolin
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
as Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
Luther Adler
Luther Adler
as Adolf Hitler
Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane
as Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
George Macready
George Macready
as Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
as Capt. Hermann Aldinger
Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz
as Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg
Desmond Young
Desmond Young
as Lt. Colonel Desmond Young
Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
George Nader
George Nader
as Commando
Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
as Commando Captain (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Peter van Eyck
Peter van Eyck
as German Officer
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Philip Ahlm
Philip Ahlm
as German Chauffeur
John Anderson
John Anderson
as
Jack Baston
Jack Baston
as Gen. Alfred Jodl
Mary Carroll
Mary Carroll
as Rommel's Maid
Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
as Signal Man
Robert Coote
Robert Coote
as British Medical Officer
Don De Leo
Don De Leo
as Maj. Gen. Ernst Maisel
Charles Evans
Charles Evans
as Gen. Schultz
Scott Forbes
Scott Forbes
as Commando Colonel (uncredited)
John Goldsworthy
John Goldsworthy
as Gen. Heinrich von Stulpnagel
Lumsden Hare
Lumsden Hare
as Doctor
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
as Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
as German Colonel
George Lynn
George Lynn
as German Lieutenant
Lester Matthews
Lester Matthews
as British Officer (uncredited)
Sean McClory
Sean McClory
as Jock
Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus
as Surgeon
Fred Nurney
Fred Nurney
as German Colonel
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
as Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault
as German Major
Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt
as SS Man at Hospital (uncredited)
John Vosper
John Vosper
as Maj. Walker
Carleton Young
Carleton Young
as German Staff Officer (uncredited)
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
as Self (archive footage)
Patrick Whyte
Patrick Whyte
as British Agent
Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart
as German Staff Officer (uncredited)
Peter Forster
Peter Forster
as Commando
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