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Britain at War: The Desert Fox

BBC One
on BBC One London

Continues a season of British movies about the Second World War. Starring with and
El Alamein , October 1942: Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel , the 'Desert Fox', is relieved of his command and returns to Germany. Here he is asked to join the group of officers planning to assassinate Hitler and suddenly he finds himself faced with an agonizing choice - between his duty as a soldier and as a German.
Screenplay by NUNNALLY JOHNSON Based on the biography by BRIGADIER DESMOND YOUNG. MC Produced by NUNNALLY JOHNSON Directed by HENRY HATHAWAY
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Contributors

Unknown:
El Alamein
Unknown:
Erwin Rommel
Play By:
Nunnally Johnson
Produced By:
Nunnally Johnson
Directed By:
Henry Hathaway
Rommel:
James Mason
Dr Karl Strolin:
Cedric Hardwicke
Frau Rommel:
Jessica Tandy
Hitler:
Luther Adler
Gen Burgdorf:
Everett Sloane
Field Marshal Von Rundstedt:
Leo G. Carroll
Himself:
Desmond Young
Source: Radio Times

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