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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

At last! The sensational best-seller comes to the screen!

Rating 6.7 / 10Release October 16, 1951Runtime 88 min

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

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