The siege of Tobruk had already been filmed in Australia as 'The Rats of Tobruk' which explains why Fox had imported former cast member Chips Rafferty when they came to restage the Libyan campaign on the desert near Miami which acknowledges the contribution made by the Aussies through both the use of Australian actors and Alfred Newman's constant use on the soundtrack of 'Waltzing Matilda'.
Narrated like 'The Desert Fox' by Michael Rennie, James Mason returns as Rommel - this time employing a German accent since this film is from the point of view of the Allies - personified by a slim young Richard Burton when he was still able to make a convincing commando.
Narrated like 'The Desert Fox' by Michael Rennie, James Mason returns as Rommel - this time employing a German accent since this film is from the point of view of the Allies - personified by a slim young Richard Burton when he was still able to make a convincing commando.