Movies and TvShows featuring "the-desert-rats" theme.

During the North Africa campaign of World War II, a group of misfit soldiers is sent on a dangerous mission to destroy a German fuel depot. Along the way, they face betrayal, perilous obstacles, and the harshness of the desert. Can they complete their mission and survive?

During World War II, a British commando unit is tasked with disrupting the operations of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps in the Libyan Desert.

A group of British soldiers undergoes basic training and prepares for combat in North Africa during World War Two.

In the scorching heat of the North African desert, brave soldiers fight for survival and freedom against the formidable Afrika Corps. With tanks blazing and landmines threatening their every move, they must rely on their wit and courage to overcome the harsh conditions and achieve victory in the pivotal battle of El Alamein.

A featureless land fit only for war, as the narrator, J. L. Hodson stated in the early scenes: "If war was to be fought then let it begin here". In endless miles of rock-strewn scrub desert, where civilians hardly existed. Desert Victory tells the story of the Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including some re-enactment. Won "Best Documentary Feature" at the 16th Academy Awards in 1944.