The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944)

This film tells the story of three men—Bluey, a tough, two-fisted drover (Grant Taylor); Milo, a laconic dingo trapper (Chips Rafferty); and Pete, an intellectual English 'new chum' (Peter Finch). Together, they serve in North Africa, fighting against Rommel’s forces in what has become one of Australia’s greatest wartime legends: The Rats of Tobruk. Cast: - Grant Taylor as Bluey Donkin - Peter Finch as Peter Linton - Chips Rafferty as Milo Trent - George Wallace as the Barber of Tobruk - Pauline Garrick as Kate Carmody - Mary Gay as Sister Mary Ellis - Joe Valli as the Northumberland Fusilier - John Sherwood - Walter Pym - Norman Blackler - Gilbert Ellis - Robert Carlyle - Joe Anderson - Toni Villa as Japanese Soldier Runtime: 68 minutes.