The desert fox 1951 is an american biopic about field marshall erwin rommel and it concentrates on his career during world war ii. Directed by henry hathaway, with cinematography and music by norbert brodine and daniele amfitheatrof, the movie contains quite a bit of actual wwii footage to placate action fans while the bulk of it plays out in conversations between the various parties. Twentieth centuryfox here casts james mason an actor who will be remembered for playing charming villains as field marshal erwin rommel, who was known as a professional soldier rather than a nazi sadist. The story of rommel the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Out of 20th century fox, the desert fox is directed by henry hathaway and adapted for the screen by nunnally johnson also producing from the biography of erwin rommel written by brigadier desmond young. Henry hathaway by henry hathaway book henry hathaway. Stab regie henry hathaway drehbuch nunnally johnson. The best rated item with henry hathaway on netflix is the desert fox. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Sets and costume were very impressive with good attention to detail. The desert fox, film dealing with career of rommel, shown at the globe angels in the outfield new.
Henry hathaway, son of a stage actress and manager, started his career as a child actor in westerns directed by allan dwan. James mason, cedric hardwicke, jessica tandy, luther adler en leo g. The desert fox by henry hathaway henry hathaway, james. Apart from that 1971 movie, all of hathaways films about the second world war were all for twentieth centuryfox. Hathaway, henry, 18981985 social networks and archival. Desert fox trailer 1951 rommel movie starring james mason. Henry hathaway march, 1898 february 11, 1985 was an american film director and producer. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is a biography of henry hathaway, one of the unsung directors from the golden age of hollywood. Just as exciting was the desert fox 1951, which included a noteworthy turn by james mason as german field marshal erwin rommel. James masons portrayal of this gallant warrior became a highlight of his career iconography. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north.
Carroll, george macready, richard boone, eduard franz, daniele amfitheatrof, henry hathaway, norbert brodine, nunnally johnson. Randolph scott westerns edit henry hathaway made his directorial debut with a western film production at paramount, heritage of the desert 1932. Henry hathaway has directed the principals for restraint, but tension in the. James mason stars in both the desert fox and the desert rats playing rommel. The story of rommel the desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical film from 20th century fox about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of world war ii. This movie was directed by henry hathaway who, almost 20 years after this film, directed another about field marshal erwin rommel and also set in world war ii north africa. The former is a solid biopic more concerned with his involvement in the plot to assassinate. Based on the book by desmond young with narration by michael rennie, nunnally johnsons adaptation flies like a tightlywritten play.
The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa desert foxes feed on kangaroo rats, mice, lizards, and. The purpose of the book and movie is not to tell the complete story of rommels life but to set the historical record straight about his death. He led german and italian forces in northern africa. The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020. Filmed not in north africa but borrego springs, california.
Hathaways success continued in 1952 with diplomatic courier, which starred power as an american up against communist agents, and o. Henrys full house, to which he contributed one of the films five segments. 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. He is best known as a director of westerns, especially. 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. With james mason, cedric hardwicke, jessica tandy, luther adler. Gary cooper, richard widmark and cameron mitchell portray three somewhat disreputable 19thcentury soldiers of fortune, en route to california to prospect for gold. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical war film from 20th.
Erwin rommel led several german campaigns during the second world. He gained a reputation for skill and prowess in desert. The desert fox 1951 james mason, cedric hardwicke drama. The desert fox was based on the book by brigadier desmond young, who narrates the film and appears as himself in the early scenes. The desert fox is a 1951 biographical film about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of the second world war. Field marshal rommel leads his tanks and joins a doctors plot to kill hitler. A brilliant tactician, rommel earns the respect not only of his own men but of the enemy. Ltd classified dates 17111988 main language english bbfc reference azf029220. The desert fox 1951 british board of film classification. Johnson and his associates have used all the tricks in the book to portray a. 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 desert fox also known as rommel the desert fox year 1951 formats dvd, cinema distributors cbsfox video ltd,20th century fox film co. The story of rommel, henry hathaway had directed rawhide, released in 1951, fourteen hours 1951, youre in the navy now 1951, the black rose 1950, call northside 777 1948, and rue madeleine 1947. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served. Career after a debut as a tenyearold actor, hathaway progressed from assistant to frank llovd to director of tworeel westerns for paramount before commencing a. 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. The desert fox is a 1951 biographical film directed by henry hathaway. But that viewpoint was challenged somewhat with the release of the desert fox 1951, henry hathaways biopic about erwin rommel, the storied german field commander who valiantly led his troops through africa, confronted the allies on dday, and eventually came to view hitler as a madman who had to be stopped. The story of rommel was directed by henry hathaway, an american director, and producer. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa. Stopping over in a tiny mexican village, the three men are hired by susan hayward.
The film tells rommels return to berlin after the failed africa campaign and his further political activity in the. Prica o rommelu je americki crnobijeli ratnobiografski film snimljen 1951. It was based on brigadier desmond youngs book rommel. The desert fox by 20th century fox by henry hathaway. The story of the final years of the respected world war ii. Background henry hathaway was born on march 1898 in sacramento, california, united states. Based on a zane grey novel, hathaway gave randolph scott his first starring role in film that led to a lengthy career for scott as a cowboy star. Hathaway was responsible for many nearclassics of the era, including lives of a bengal lancer, the house on 92nd street, kiss of death, calling northside 777, the desert fox, niagara, and the original true grit, which earned john waynes his best actor oscar in 1970. Ahlm, john alderson, norbert brodine, henry hathaway, james b. It is sort of a dramatic documentary and the author of the book, lt. The story of rommel 1951 the story of the final years of the respected world war ii german general, erwin rommel.
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