Cat. No. DVDM 1364: THE RATS OF TOBRUK ~ PETER FINCH / GRANT TAYLOR / CHIPS RAFFERTY. UMBRELLA DAVID3081.
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FULL FRAME STANDARD 4:3 ASPECT RATIO. DOLBY DIGITAL.FORMAT: NTSC REGION: ALL REGIONS
BLACK & WHITE RUNNING TIME: 96 MINS
REVIEW: Following on the great tradition of Forty Thousand Horsemen, Charles Chauvel’s 1944 cinematic account of the Battle Of Rommel is a tour-de-force of Australian filmmaking. Telling the story of three courageous men who join the Australian Imperial force at the beginning of WW11.
When war breaks out, tough-as-leather drover Bluey (Grant Taylor), dingo trapper Milo (Chips Rafferty) and English gent Peter (Peter Finch) ship out to Africa, ready for adventure. Destined to serve in the North Africa campaign in the 9th Division they become involved in the siege of Tobruk, holding up the advance of Rommel’s forces for months. 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.
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