The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
“At last! The sensational best-seller comes to the screen!”
1951•NR•1h 28m•6.7•Released
ActionDramaHistoryWar
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Writer
Nunnally Johnson
Languages
German, English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
James Mason
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. Karl Strolin
Jessica Tandy
Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
Luther Adler
Adolf Hitler
Everett Sloane
Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf
Leo G. Carroll
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
George Macready
Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
Richard Boone
Capt. Hermann Aldinger
Eduard Franz
Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg
Desmond Young
Lt. Colonel Desmond Young
Paul Cavanagh
Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
George Nader
Commando
Dan O'Herlihy
Commando Captain (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Peter van Eyck
German Officer
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Nunnally Johnson
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