- Actors: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane
- Directors: Henry Hathaway
- Writers: Desmond Young, Nunnally Johnson
- Producers: Nunnally Johnson
- Format: NTSC
- Language: French
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Run Time: 88 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004VYE9
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What a difference a few years can make. The Desert Fox, released six years after the end of World War II, is a solemnly respectful tribute to Erwin Rommel, Germany's most celebrated military genius. James Mason's portrayal of this gallant warrior became a highlight of his career iconography. The film itself is oddly disjointed: a precredit commando raid to liquidate Rommel is followed by a flashback to the field-marshal's lightning successes commanding the Afrika Korps—-a compressed account via documentary footage and copious narration (spoken by Michael Rennie, who also dubs Desmond Young, the Rommel biographer and onetime British POW appearing briefly as himself). The dramatic core is Rommel's growing disenchantment with Hitler (Luther Adler), his involvement in the plot to assassinate der Führer, and his subsequent martyrdom. Mason's Rommel returned two years later for a flamboyant, mostly German-speaking cameo in The Desert Rats, a prequel focusing on the battle for Tobruk. --Richard T. Jameson
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The Desert Fox and The Desert Rats - really a set!
Nov 19 2003
Format:DVD
Both these movies have James Mason playing the part of General Erwin Rommell. The Desert Rats is the story of Australian Infantry under the command of a British Officer (Richard Burton)who although out numbered and out gunned delay the advance of Rommell's Afrika Corps outside of Tobruk until the British Relief Column arrives. Almost like a sequel to The Desert Rats is the story of The Desert Fox. This story is told through the eyes of an ex-British Officer who after the war tries to find out exactly how and why Rommell died under the Nazi Regime. The story reveals how an unwell Rommell, recently returned from the middle east campaign is invited to join the plot to kill Hitler. It shows Rommell's battle of conscience over his loyalty to an insane leader and his knowledge of the plot for that leader's assassination. Although he will not support the plot to kill Hitler, Rommell will not turn the conspirators in either - a decision that would cost him his life.
I strongly recommend the purchase of both these movies.
The Desert Fox
July 23 2010
Format:DVD
This was a very good movie on the life of the Desert Fox while in Hitler's service, but I was slightly left hanging as to what exactly happened to him at the end.
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A Proper Tribute To The Desert Fox
Henry Hathaway's 1951 film on Erwin Rommel, NAZI Germany's most brilliant tactician whose indirect involvement in a failed plot to assassinate Hitler resulted in his untimely... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004
Not enough action
This movie is misleadingly named. Although Rommel was indeed the commander of Germany's Afrika Corp in World War II, and there earned a reputation as a master tactician, that is... Read more
Published on Dec 7 2003 by David C. Read
Decent Semi-Biographical Film
In between stock footage and some odd chase scenes, this is a pretty good film about Erwin von Rommel. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2003 by TrezKu13
Mason makes this film
This film biography of General Erwin Rommel is made memorable by the outstanding performance of James Mason in the title role. Read more
Published on July 15 2003 by Candace Scott
A war classic must in your library
Good pace and not much out of what's recorded in the books about Rommel. Holleywood left it's fantasyland bs out of this movie.
Published on Jun 21 2003 by D. L. Phillips
The Fox!
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (James Mason), better known as "The Desert Fox" was a very popular and respected German soldier in WWII! Read more
Published on Jun 6 2003 by J. Hoerth
This (really good) movie could make a good opera (costumes,-
James Mason was such a fine actor that he could portray a credible Rommel and then portray Humbert Humbert in "Lolita". He was very good in this. Read more
Published on May 30 2003 by John Olson
A splendid movie and a bravo James Mason performance!
This is a superb movie dealing with the great German general, Erwin Rommel, dubbed "The Desert Fox." Surprisingly, the movie deals rather tersely with the famed North African... Read more
Published on May 28 2003 by Roger J. Buffington
DVD features a nice transfer of a great film
I recently saw an advance review copy of the DVD "The Desert Fox" and I was surprised at the nice quality of the transfer of what is an exceptional movie. Read more
Published on April 28 2003 by Darren Harrison
Good Movie
I just recently saw "The Desert Fox" and I was suprised at how good it was usually films done in the 50s about real people make them out to be either super heroes or... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2003 by C. Randal Turner
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