Movie · 1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Released 16 October 1951 More from 1951 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
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How old were they?
Walter Kingsford
as Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
Paul Cavanagh
as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
Cedric Hardwicke
as Dr. Karl Strolin
George Macready
as Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
Lester Matthews
as British Officer (uncredited)
Luther Adler
as Adolf Hitler
Eduard Franz
as Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg
Philip Van Zandt
as SS Man at Hospital (uncredited)
John Hoyt
as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
George Lynn
as German Lieutenant
Everett Sloane
as Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf
Michael Rennie
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Coote
as British Medical Officer
Richard Boone
as Capt. Hermann Aldinger
George Nader
as Commando
John Anderson
Sean McClory
as Jock
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The numbers
42years between the oldest and youngest billed
69Walter Kingsford — oldest on the call sheet
27Sean McClory — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast