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The Desert Fox [1951]
starring: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane
directed by: Henry Hathaway

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Binding: DVD
EAN: 5039036021715
Format: Black & White, PAL
Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: August 01, 2005
Running Time: 90 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1951
Sales Rank: 38776

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- A classic
Outstanding 1951 movie with James Mason as Rommel the gypsy German Nazi war hero. This movie presents the real story about Rommel, and it is not a silly Where Eagles Dare cartoonish movie. It is based on fact, and it is very enlightening.

The most accurate parts of this film are the husband and wife relationship, and his relationship with that Austrian Lunatic Adolf Hitler- Hitler had Rommel charged with Treason in early 1945 as Rommel had no repect for the crazy dictator.

The film also includes the subplot of Colonel Van Staffenberg who tried to assassinate Hitler with a bomb. Hitler survived with minor injuries.
In a nutshell this movie shows the real people behind the hated Nazi image. Rommel is given extra ... Read More:

Rating:

- Another classic performance from Mason
This merits 4.5 stars. A very well made portrayal of Rommel.
Briefly covering his initial genius as a battlefield commander, and later when the war had turned, his gradual dissaffection with Hitler.

From what I have read it is not entirely accurate, but it gives a good impression of the man, and in the leading role James Mason is, as always, magnificent. He makes no attempt to do a fake German accent, and it would be unneccessary. At the end Mason (who knows whether this is true or not) shows Rommel to be a dignified and courageous man. Particularly good in a supporting role is Leo G Carroll as Field Marshall Rundstedt who's own disanchantment is a turning point in the film.

The film was made only 6 years after ... Read More:

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