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A 1951 American biographical war film about German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in World War II. It portrays him as a brilliant commander, opposed to Nazi policies, and a victim of the Third Reich.
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler. The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Henry Hathaway
- 1951-10-17
The Desert Fox: The Story Of Rommel (1951) is a biographical war film directed by Henry Hathaway. The movie portrays the life and career of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, focusing on his military campaigns in North Africa during World War II and his eventual dissent against Adolf Hitler. James Mason stars as Rommel, with appearances by ...
The 1951 biopic The Desert Fox, also known as Rommel, Desert Fox or The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, was written and produced by Nunnally Johnson, and directed by Henry Hathaway, in a restrained docu-drama style.
The Desert Fox is a 1951 American biographical war film from 20th Century Fox and was based on the book Rommel: The Desert Fox by Brigadier Desmond Young, wh...
- 88 min
- 7.3K
- Classic British War Movies
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
Rommel: The Desert Fox is a 1950 biography of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel by Desmond Young. The book was the first biography of Rommel and enjoyed immense popularity, especially in Britain.
