The Desert Fox

Movie / Show Details

Released in 1951, The Desert Fox is a biographical war drama directed by Henry Hathaway that examines Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s military career during World War II. Starring James Mason as Rommel, the film traces the general’s rise commanding the Afrika Korps, his mounting disillusionment with Hitler, and his involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate the Nazi leader. The narrative weaves together documentary footage and dramatic scenes to chronicle both Rommel’s tactical brilliance and his eventual downfall, presenting a complex portrait of a soldier caught between duty and conscience.

This is a single-disc DVD release from Twentieth Century Fox with a runtime of 88 minutes and an Approved rating. The film is presented in black and white fullscreen format and features a supporting cast including Cedric Hardwicke, Everett Sloane, and Eduard Franz. Own a piece of postwar cinema history with this hand-inspected used copy.