The Desert Fox

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The Desert Fox

1951,

1h 28m,

War/

Drama

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Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leads the German troops against the Allied forces in World War II. Rommel's virtuosity on the battlefield makes him a national hero and earns the begrudging respect of his foes, but his tactics also infuriate Adolf Hitler. Rommel's close friend Dr. Strölin asks him to take part in a plan to assassinate the Führer; when Hitler learns of Rommel's involvement in the scheme, the field marshal is given a chilling ultimatum.

Christopher Lloyd

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Jun 6, 2011

2/5

The purpose of the book and movie is not to tell the complete story of Rommel's life, but to set the historical record straight about his death.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

May 24, 2010

B-

It's sympathetic of the legendary Nazi general to the point it makes him an heroic figure.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 17, 2005

3/5

Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Mar 30, 2005

5/5

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

Jan 3, 2005

5/5

Mason is great as the Nazi tank commander.

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Aug 11, 2004

3/5

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May 9, 2018

Would have been much better if all the Germans did not have British accents! Can't British Actors pull off at least a basic German accent to make the movie more credible and watchable? This is one of the most annoying production/casting jokes that ruins so many movies, war and religious movies especially. Arabs and Palestinians with strong British accents..... Germans with British accents.... come on- how much effort is put into costumes, sets etc... only to have the Germans sounding more British than the Brits themselves. I have watched with people who were totally confused with such war movies - due to confusing accents and dialog

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Abraham S

Oct 3, 2017

Really good old film about a great WWII general. Though it is mostly fictional as far as plot goes it does tell a pretty accurate story of general Rommel. A lot would demonize him because he fought for Germany, but Rommel himself wasn't a Nazi. Even though the acting is nothing flashy I still love the way the characters are carried out, James mason's.

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Draco R

Nov 14, 2010

Rommel is interesting...but something about British actors portraying Germans rubs me wrong

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Henry Hathaway

Director

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Karl Strolin

Jessica Tandy

Frau Lucie Marie Rommel

Luther Adler

Adolf Hitler

Everett Sloane

Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf

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Synopsis

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leads the German troops against the Allied forces in World War II. Rommel's virtuosity on the battlefield makes him a national hero and earns the begrudging respect of his foes, but his tactics also infuriate Adolf Hitler. Rommel's close friend Dr. Strölin asks him to take part in a plan to assassinate the Führer; when Hitler learns of Rommel's involvement in the scheme, the field marshal is given a chilling ultimatum.

Director: Henry Hathaway
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
Screenwriter: Nunnally Johnson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 1951, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2017
Runtime: 1h 28m

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