The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

88 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Oct. 16, 1951

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

88 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Oct. 16, 1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Directors Henry Hathaway
Writers 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

Paul Cavanagh

as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker

George Nader

as Commando

Dan O'Herlihy

as Commando Captain

Michael Rennie

as Narrator (voice)

Peter van Eyck

as German Officer

John Hoyt

as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (uncredited)

George S. Patton

as Self (archive footage)