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The Desert Fox   1951         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)