Grant taylor bluey donkin, peter finch peter linton, chips rafferty milo trent, pauline garrick kate carmody, mary gay sister mary ellis, george wallace barber of tobruk, joe valli northumberland fusilier. Italy a german ally had occupied libya, right next to egypt where the british were heavily ensconced. The fighting rats of tobruk 1944 the fighting rats of. During world war 2, more than 14,000 australians fought at tobruk libya, during the historic 242 day siege. The siege started on 11 april 1941 and was relieved on 10 december. Grant taylor is the squarejawed lead, chips rafferty adds character, and peter finch is the uppercrust englishman.
If you can provide me with his soldier portrait i can do the commemoration for him. Fighting rats of tobruk 1951 soldiers chips rafferty, grant taylor, peter finch of the australian and new zealand army corps hold off the nazis for months. Australian troops of the australian 9th division and the 18th brigade of the australian 7th division under lieutenant general leslie morshead made up more than. The allies marching and singing were off to see the wizard was neat as was the german announcer naming the allies the fighting rats of tobruk, which was deemed a badge of honor by the allies. Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest wartime. The rats of tobruk 1944 watch on prime video, kanopy, fandor. Three australian friends end up fighting nazis in north africa in a clumsily executed action tale.
Between april and august 1941, some 35,000 allies, including around 14,000 australian soldiers, were. Identifying with authority, they obeyed rather than thought. Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest wartime legendsthe rats of tobruk. The tanks break through and your infantry still keep fighting. Watch rats of tobruk online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The rats of tobruk the fighting rats of tobruk 2015. Its members used all their bushcraft to avoid being discovered. A counterattack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at tobruk are a critical impediment. Watch the fighting rats of tobruk full free by lynn m. An abridged version was released in the united states in 1951 as the fighting rats of tobruk. The rats of tobruk is a dated but watchable aussie ww2 movie, of which there arent too many in existence. In september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pushed the allies back into egypt.
Please include his name and service, unit and service number. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. Corny, but its a fair enough way to open a movie made during wartime. The 1941 siege of tobruk, birth of the rats of tobruk. With grant taylor, peter finch, chips rafferty, pauline garrick. Australian troops of the australian 9th division and the 18th brigade of the australian 7th division under lieutenant general leslie. Enemy at the gates 2001 movie free download 720p bluray.
Fully restored and presented in a brand new transfer, the rats of tobruk is a rousing tribute to the many brave the soldiers who served their nation. Rats of tobruk thieves in the night convict creations. Soldiers chips rafferty, grant taylor, peter finch of the australian and new zealand army corps hold off the nazis for months. The rats of tobruk 1944 clip 1 on aso australias audio and.
Grant taylor is the squarejawed lead, chips rafferty adds character. The rats of tobruk were soldiers of the australianled allied garrison that held the libyan port of tobruk against the afrika corps, during the siege of tobruk in world war ii. Tells the story of three menbluey, a tough two fisted drover taylor, milo, a laconic dingo trapper rafferty, and pete, an intellectual english new chum finch. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. They set up perimeters as a defence against german attacks, which successfully worked. Beleaguered and battle weary the friends fight on, proving to be a considerable. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the germans of fuel. Rats of tobruk home tribute is a tribute to the rats of tobruk, who fought in tobruk, during the siege of tobruk, of 241 days from april 10 to december 1941. The film follows three drover friends who enlist in the australian army together during world war ii. An abridged version was released in the united states in 1951 as the fighting rats of. It also does a far better job of telling the story about the legendary rats of tobruk then the later richard burton movie the desert rats although a good film itself. The 20yearold sydneysider had arrived in the small mediterranean port of tobruk. The radio berlin host lord haw haw, the british turncoat william joyce, in his program derisively referred to the australians as the poor desert rats of tobruk who were caught like rats in a.
Lord haw haw gave them the name the rats of tobruk, and the australians took it upon themselves to use this name. Like stealthy shadows, they saw without being seen. Horsemen is a more entertaining and better constructed film, fully deserving of its place in the australian pantheon. Released as the fighting rats of tobruk, this drama was based on actual incidents. The siege started on 10 april 1941 and was finally relieved at the end of november. Together they serve in north africa, fighting against the forces of rommel in what has now become one of australias greatest. This is the films first real encounter in the desert and chauvel emphasises. Charles munro, charles chauvel, elsa chauvel, maxwell dunn. Rats of tobruk is a twoplayer operationaltactical game that simulates rommels easter day attack on tobruk in april 1941. Tobruk patrols were of two types fighting and reconnaissance.
The big picture featurette on charles chauvel, his wife elsa, the films and their importance in australian film history. Their story is based on the siege of the libyan city of tobruk in north africa by rommels afrika korps. Beleaguered and battle weary the friends fight on, proving to be a. Craig h proctor collects headstone photos remember the rats of tobruk fb page, owen carlton of rota victoria is making the database for names and families and joanne klein is doing the photos. The job of the reconnaissance patrol was to gather information and, if possible, to secure prisoners for identification. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. Adolf hitler had prepared for war by socially engineering his followers into the perfect fighting machines. Slowly, the focus on defence against the germans lessened, and patrols would be sent out, either reconnaissance or fighting. On 22 january 1941, a joint force of british, australian, and indian troops captured the libyan port city of tobruk making it the only alliedheld city in axiscontrolled territory. The movie is not at all popular with reelgood users lately. The rats of tobruk was the name given to the soldiers who held the libyan port of tobruk against the afrika corps, during the siege of tobruk in world war ii the siege started on 10 april 1941.
Australian forces successfully held tobruk against heavy fire from axis troops for 250 days, and the battle has been cited as a turning point in the war in north africa. Anzacs wage a long and courageous resistance to nazi invasion during world war ii. Original us theatrical trailer for the fighting rats of tobruk a classic australian world war ii film. The rats of tobruk is a 1944 australian film directed by charles chauvel.
The film didnt do the same business as chauvels forty thousand horsemen it. Remembering the rats of tobruk harry ross sutherland, from the 18th brigade of the australian 7th division, recounts his experience while deployed in the libyan port of tobruk in 1941. The rats of tobruk 1944 directed by charles chauvel. The video cellar is an eclectic collection of feature films, shorts, animations and tv shows. War breaks out and the three men find themselves fighting together at tobruk, where all but the sheepherder are killed. The conditions in the siege of tobruk war were desert, rubble, rocks and dust repeated ground assaults were coming from bombs and shells that had gone off all around the area during the fight, which subjected the australians to fight in a harsh dusty place were war was taking place. The fighting rats of tobruk 1944 opens on a pastoral scene lowing herds roaming over the gently rolling hills of australia, whips cracking, and on the background soundtrack a male chorus singing an outback song. The rats of tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in.
The rats of tobruk may not be charles chauvels best movie, but it deserves serious consideration as his best movie about war which is to argue that it is in some ways superior to his more famous and betterloved forty thousand horsemen 1940, made four years earlier. Fully restored and presented in a brand new transfer, the rats of tobruk is a rousing. The rats of tobruk is a rousing tribute to the many brave the soldiers who. Fighting rats of tobruk desert war fight for available in dvd ship this item temporarily out of stock online buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be. How prezi does project status updates with a distributed workplace. The rats of tobruk was the name given to the soldiers of the garrison who held the libyan port of tobruk against the afrika corps, during the siege of tobruk in world war ii. The story follows a trio of characters as they head off to fight rommel on north africa. Most of the fighting scenes were in the dark which did not translate well on. The desert rats full movie stream free download the desert rats full movie studio. The collection contains all kinds of narrative, educational, documentary, advertising, instructional and government films and videos from all over the world. This battle primarily involved the australian 9th infantry division, as well as british artillery batteries. Meanwhile, the nazi propaganda machine tried to erode the defenders morale. Buy the fighting rats of tobruk desert victory dvd at.
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