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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
1951 · Directed by Henry Hathaway · 88 min · Action · Drama · History · War · 9 frames
Tagline
At last! The sensational best-seller comes to the screen!
Crew
- Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson
- Cinematography: Norbert Brodine
- Edited by: James B. Clark
- Produced by: Nunnally Johnson
Cast
- James Mason as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Cedric Hardwicke as Dr. Karl Strolin
- Jessica Tandy as Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
- Luther Adler as Adolf Hitler
- Everett Sloane as Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf
- Leo G. Carroll as Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
- George Macready as Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
- Richard Boone as Capt. Hermann Aldinger
- Eduard Franz as Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg
- Desmond Young as Lt. Colonel Desmond Young
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: German, English
- Studios: 20th Century Fox
- Themes: world war ii, biography, historical figure, nazi officer, black and white, desert, libyan desert, rommel, north africa, operation valkyrie
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