The story of rommel, based on youngs biography, portrayed rommel sympathetically, as a loyal, humane soldier and a firm. Schmidt and lutz koch harper and albatross and gebauer, 1951, 264,287,340 pp. Rather, rommel has been elevated to the level of eternal greatness. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 101 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 production management 2. The newsreel footage of course doesnt look as good as the rest of the photography, which is so crisp we can see the extensive use of matte paintings this is actually very tightlybudgeted for a big studio title. Few 20thcentury generals have earned such legendary status as erwin rommel. The story of rommel full movie in hd visit the life and career of erwin rommel and his invo. Seine soldaten geraten alle in gefangenschaft, rommel selbst liegt verletzt in einem lazarett in deutschland.
Biography of the last years of the german field marshal and his part in the plot against hitler. Erwin rommel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Field marshal rommel leads his tanks and joins a doctors plot to kill hitler. The story of rommel 1951 u 10161951 us action, drama, history, war 1h 28m user score. Koch, a german war correspondent at rommels hq, is primarily concerned with explaining and defending rommels break with hitler and his participation in the. The vast african desert is aflame with the startling story the world has only guessed at. From 1951, we have a wonderful mix of documentary style and acting. Desert fox the story of rommel desert rats the desk set desperate hours the desperate living destination tokyo cd1 destination tokyo cd2 destry rides again detaljer detonator detroit 9000 dev devdas 2002 cd1 devdas 2002 cd2 devil probable the devil rides out the 1968 devil is a woman the devils advocate the cd1 devils advocate the cd2. The desert fox is a biopic of field marshal rommel, from his military defeat. For a film that deals with the story of the desert fox, little time is actually spent in the desert. The line has since been traced back to some italian count in the 1500s.
The story of rommel 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Popularly known as the desert fox, he served as field marshal in the wehrmacht defense force of nazi germany during world war ii, as well as serving in the reichswehr of the weimar republic, and the army of imperial germany. The life and career of erwin rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate hitler. I think the thing that stuck mostly in my mind was the highly regarded 1951 film rommel. Sympathetic look at possibly the only german general to have elicited some admiration from the allies. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in. This book takes place in europe during world war i and world war ii and in north africa during wwii. Oct 06, 2011 rommel desert fox us 1951 c20th fox photograph. The story of rommel is a very disappointing movie on one of the 20th centuries most respected.
By combining the future ethiopia, eritrea and somalia, the italians created italian east africa. Xvidmultisub torrent or any other torrent from category. While rommel has been portrayed onscreen in a number of war films, the first and most extensive depiction of who is widely considered germanys greatest general of wwii came in 1951, only seven years after his death, in the form of henry hathaways the desert fox. Erwin rommel in both the desert fox 1951 and the desert rats 1953. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical war film from 20th century fox about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of world war ii. Carroll, george macready, richard boone, eduard franz cinematography norbert brodine production designer. The story goes that immediately after the plot rommel s staff started criticising the fact that it would have been better if the plot had suceeded hence rommel was falsely suspected being one of the ringleaders which sealed his fate the desert fox. We see none of the brilliance for which rommel was known.
History seems fairly sound with genuine battle footage intercut although as with any number of war films, us military equipment stands in for. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. The story of rommel ass en usamerikanesche krichsfilm vum henry hathaway aus dem joer 1951 nom buch rommel. Ronald grant archive because the film focuses on the last few months of rommel s life, it shows much more of rommel doubting hitler than loyally. Erwin rommel is the epitome of that, while his fellow generals are vilified and his entire army is looked down upon, he is not. In italy, the desert fox was largely associated with the north african. I found this book though my personal interest in wwii.
This website is not associated with any external links or websites. The movie begins at a time when rommel is basically on the run which eventually took the axis powers out of africa. The desert fox focuses on the last two years of field marshal erwin rommel s life. Prica o rommelu je americki crnobijeli ratnobiografski film snimljen 1951. Jun 19, 2009 erwin rommel is the epitome of that, while his fellow generals are vilified and his entire army is looked down upon, he is not. The desert fox the story of rommel james mason 1951.
Popular history records rommel as one of the only good nazis. The story of rommel 1951 starring james mason and cedric hardwicke on dvd and bluray. Paperback published in 1987, kindle edition published in 20, 0688067719 hardcover published in 1978, 0425016. The desert fox was one of the most famous german commanders of wwii, second only to hitler himself. The toronto international film festival tiff has become first stop on the oscars buzz tour. It is mainly about erwin rommel and his military career from wwi to his death. The story of rommel is a sometimes hit, sometimes miss look at the life of an iconic figure. Rommel, desert fox, the desert fox, the story of rommel. Rommel was known as the desert fox, but here we follow his story mostly in. In wwii, he commanded the german army in north africa in a long struggle against the british 8th army. Seine soldaten geraten alle in gefangenschaft, rommel selbst liegt verletzt in einem lazarett in. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices.
The story of rommel aka rommel, desert fox 1951 the life and career of the respected world war ii german general. The desert fox is a superb filmed biography of german general erwin rommel, concentrating on the period between his retreat from north africa and his governmentdecreed death. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. The story of rommel, based on youngs biography, portrayed rommel sympathetically, as a loyal, humane soldier and a firm opponent to hitlers policies. The desert fox with james mason in the starring role.
It stars james mason in the title role, was directed by henry hathaway, and was based on the book rommel. The desert fox focuses on the last two years of field marshal erwin rommels life. The movie exaggerated rommel s disputed role in the conspiracy against hitler, while omitting rommel s early association with the dictator. The story goes that immediately after the plot rommels staff started criticising the fact that it would have been better if the plot had suceeded hence rommel was falsely suspected being one of the ringleaders which sealed his fate the desert fox. The desert fox, released six years after the end of world war ii, is a solemnly respectful tribute to erwin rommel, germanys most celebrated military genius. The always compelling james mason is a sympathic figure gradually compelled to defy hitler and try to end the war with his assassination. Should have been titled the fall of the desert fox because there is no hint of the tactics and leadership that made him the most famous general in the german army. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical film from 20th century fox about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of the world war ii. The story of rommel 1951 hd james mason, cedric hardwicke, jessica. The movie exaggerated rommels disputed role in the conspiracy against hitler, while omitting rommels early association with the dictator. For his links to the 20th july plot, see lieb, rommel.
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