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The Desert Fox is a 1951 American biographical war film from 20th Century Fox about the role of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in World War II.It stars James Mason in the title role, was directed by Henry Hathaway, and was based on the book Rommel: The Desert Fox by Brigadier Desmond Young, who served in the British Indian Army in North Africa.
The 1951 movie The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, based on Young's biography, portrayed Rommel sympathetically, as a loyal, humane soldier and a firm opponent to Hitler's policies. [1] The movie exaggerated Rommel's disputed role in the conspiracy against Hitler, while omitting Rommel's early association with the dictator.
1951 United States Decision Before Dawn: Anatole Litvak: Allies use German POWs as spies in Nazi Germany, 1945 1951 United States The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel: Henry Hathaway: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel from Second Battle of El Alamein to July 20 plot: 1951 United States Fighting Coast Guard: Joseph Kane: US Coast Guard prepares ...
According to author Ward Rutherford, Rommel also held racist views towards British colonial troops from India; Rutherford in his The biography of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel writes: "Not even his most sycophantic apologists have been able to evade the conclusion, fully demonstrated by his later behaviour, that Rommel was a racist who, for ...
The 1951 film The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, based on Young's biography, portrayed Rommel in a sympathetic way, as a loyal, humane soldier and a firm opponent to Hitler's policies. [65] The film played up Rommel's disputed role in the conspiracy against Hitler, [66] while omitting Rommel's early association with the dictator. [65]
Manfred Rommel (24 December 1928 – 7 November 2013) was a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served as mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 until 1996.
The city of Bellingham filed the lawsuit in Whatcom County Superior Court on Nov. 22 against Erwin Rommel for not cleaning up the encampment and for causing a public nuisance.
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, starring James Mason Detective Story , starring Kirk Douglas , Eleanor Parker , William Bendix , Lee Grant , Horace McMahon , and George Macready Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne), directed by Robert Bresson – ( France )