The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
With Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty, George Wallace
Directed by Charles Chauvel
The Rats of Tobruk is a 1944 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. An abridged version was released in the United States in 1951 as The Fighting Rats of 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 Rommel's Afrika Korps. The partly Australian defenders held the city for 250 days before being relieved by British forces.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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