Where to Watch The Desert Rats (1953)

Need to watch 'The Desert Rats' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Robert Wise-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Desert Rats' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Desert Rats' right now, here are some specifics about the 20th Century Fox action flick.

Released May 20th, 1953, 'The Desert Rats' stars Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 91 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts. The unruly Aussies immediately clash with MacRoberts, a gruff, strict disciplinarian, however this unorthodox team must band together to protect Tobruk from the German forces."

'The Desert Rats' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, and YouTube .