---
title: 'The Rats of Tobruk (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Chauvel'
released: '1944-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rats-of-tobruk-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037212/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rats of Tobruk (1944)

1944 · Drama · Australia


## Synopsis

The Rats of Tobruk is a 1944 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. An abridged version was released in the United States in 1951 as The Fighting Rats of Tobruk. The film follows three drover friends who enlist in the Australian Army together during World War II. Their story is based on the siege of the Libyan city of Tobruk in North Africa by Rommel's Afrika Korps. The partly Australian defenders held the city for 250 days before being relieved by British forces.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Chauvel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-chauvel)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Chauvel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-chauvel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lindley Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindley-evans)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Heath](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-heath)

## Cast

- [Peter Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-finch)
- [George Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-wallace-2)
- [Grant Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-taylor)
- [Chips Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/chips-rafferty)

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