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The Desert Fox 1951 3 stars

    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
aka: Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Leo G. Carroll, George Macready, Richard Boone, Eduard Franz, Dan O'Herlihy, Desmond Young, Paul Cavanagh, John Goldsworthy, John Hoyt, Jack Moyles

  Germany's Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel (James Mason) and tank warfare in Africa during World War II are highlighted in this film. Actual war film footage is interspersed with studio filming, but the human story of Rommel's disfavor upon his return to Germany is what stands out in this excellent film.

Cast
James Mason	Field Marshal Rommel
Jessica Tandy	Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
Cedric Hardwicke	Dr. Karl Strolin
Luther Adler	Adolf Hitler
Everett Sloane	Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf
Leo G. Carroll	Field Marshal Rundstedt
George Macready	Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
Richard Boone	Capt. Hermann Aldinger
Eduard Franz	Col. Klaus von Strauffenberg
Dan O'Herlihy	Commando Captain
Desmond Young	Himself, Lt. Col. Young
Paul Cavanagh	Lt. Col. Hofaker
John Goldsworthy	Gen Heinrich von Stulpnagel
John Hoyt	Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Jack Moyles	Winston Churchill (voice)

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1. The Desert Fox (1951)
aka: Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

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