Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The desert fox focuses on the last two years of field marshal erwin rommels life. The always compelling james mason is a sympathic figure gradually compelled to defy hitler and try to end the war with his assassination. Oct 06, 2011 rommel desert fox us 1951 c20th fox photograph. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. According to january and march 1951 hollywood reporter news items, director henry hathaway did shoot background footage in germany, england and france. 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. Norbert brodine by jon cvack this year ive noticed myself coming across james mason films more and more, starting with a star is born 1958, then to 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954, then to journey to the center of the earth 1959, and. They may be accessed by the bibliography tab at the top of most pages, or via the related topics box in the sidebar. Raid on rommel by henry hathaway chris anders, greg mullavey.
Ronald grant archive because the film focuses on the last few months of rommels life, it shows much more of rommel doubting hitler than loyally. 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 hathaway s 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. The story of rommel the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. According to contemporary sources, the desert fox included some battle footage from the 1943 british documentary desert victory. Hathaways success continued in 1952 with diplomatic courier. The desert fox 1951 james mason, cedric hardwicke drama. It stars james mason in the title role, was directed by henry hathaway, and was based on the book rommel.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for the desert fox 1951 henry hathaway on allmovie allmovie. He gained a reputation for skill and prowess in desert. Hathaways success continued in 1952 with diplomatic courier, which starred power as an american up against communist agents, and o. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. A brilliant tactician, rommel earns the respect not only of his own men. Popular history records rommel as one of the only good nazis. 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.
Henry hathaway 1898 1985 was an american film director and producer. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical war film from 20th. The desert fox 1951 henry hathaway cast and crew allmovie. Our estore includes media such as books, movies, music and games while offering electronics, toys, sporting apparel, clothing, tools, general home, garden items and more.
This war drama chronicles the life of erwin rommel, focusing on his military career, his role in a plot to overthrow hitler and his lonely demise. Apart from that 1971 movie, all of hathaway s films about the second world war were all for twentieth century fox. Filmed not in north africa but borrego springs, california, the film begins as a wartime adventure. A biopic of field marshal rommel, from his military defeat in africa to his implication in the plot to assassinate hitler. The following list provides titles, dates of issue, the studio, the director, and the featured players for each of the movies made from zane grey novels. Jan 24, 2009 t he 20 july 1944 plot against hitler first appeared on screen in henry hathaway s 1951 film the desert fox, the first hollywood film to show a member of the german high command in a sympathetic. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the desert fox 1951 henry hathaway on allmovie. Feb, 1985 henry hathaway, a hollywood director with a longtime reputation for turning out solid, wellcrafted movies, such as the lives of a bengal lancer, the desert fox and true grit, died. American director henry hathaway worked in a number of genres but was perhaps best known for his film noirs and westerns. In the desert fox 1951, james mason convincingly depicts the wartime victories and conflict of conscience of nazi field marshall rommel, notorious for his north african campaigns. Henry hathaway stateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a. Henry hathaway, a hollywood director with a longtime reputation for turning out solid, wellcrafted movies, such as the lives of a bengal lancer, the desert fox and true grit, died. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Find release information for the desert fox 1951 henry hathaway on allmovie.
We offer the best prices around on high quality products. The always compelling james mason is a sympathic figure gradually compelled. Prica o rommelu je americki crnobijeli ratnobiografski film snimljen 1951. Fox western classics by henry hathaway, henry king gary. Henry hathaway made his directorial debut with a western film production at paramount, heritage of the desert 1932. 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. The desert fox by henry hathaway henry hathaway, james mason. Farley, the prominent zane grey historian and expert.
Raid on rommel by henry hathaway chris anders, greg. Home in indiana full frame, manufactured on demand, mono. Rommel the desert fox by desmond young and field marshall auchinleck aug 16, 2012. The story of the final years of the respected world war ii. This outstanding biography focuses on the period between rommels retreat from north africa and his ultimate demise. When he is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the midwest, he discovers a love for horses. Henry hathaway is currently considered a single author. Desert fox the desert fox is a 1951 biographical film about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of the second world war. But that viewpoint was challenged somewhat with the release of the desert fox 1951, henry hathaway s 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. James masons portrayal of this gallant warrior became a highlight of his.
A brilliant tactician, rommel earns the respect not only of his own men but of the enemy. A henry hathaway collection of photo albumsscrapbooks. Nndb has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. Jump to navigation jump to search initial visibility. The desert fox 1951 henry hathaway releases allmovie. In kentucky just after the civil war, the haydencolby feud leads to jed colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The haydens head for nevada and when colby gets out of. The desert fox was based on the book by brigadier desmond young, who narrates the film and appears as himself in the early scenes. He led german and italian forces in northern africa. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list. The information for this listing was found in the book, zane grey, by g. The desert fox, released six years after the end of the war, is a solemnly respectful tribute to erwin rommel, germanys most celebrated military genius.
Based on the book by desmond young with narration by michael rennie, nunnally johnsons adaptation flies like a tightlywritten play. James mason plays rommel and the film was one of the first to use original war footage before the opening credits. Description a henry hathaway collection of photo albumsscrapbooks related to his films, 19321955. James masons portrayal of this gallant warrior became a. He is best known as a director of westerns, especially starring randolph scott and john wayne. The desert fox is a superb filmed biography of german general erwin rommel, concentrating on the period between his retreat from north africa and. Books with an entry on henry hathaway david thomson the new biographical dictionary of film new york, 2003 frank n. Magills cinema annual 1986, a survey of the films of 1985 pasadena, california. Impressive novel adaptation with convincing actors. To set this templates initial visibility, the state parameter may. It is sort of a dramatic documentary and the author of the book, lt. The films main location site was borrego springs, ca. The desert fox 1951 is an american biopic about field marshall erwin rommel and it concentrates on his career during world war ii.
Henry hathaway, son of a stage actress and manager, started his career as a child actor in westerns directed by allan dwan. 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. Gary cooper, richard widmark and cameron mitchell portray three somewhat disreputable 19thcentury soldiers of fortune, en route to california to prospect for gold. Our estore includes media such as books, movies, music and games while offering electronics, toys, sporting. Sets and costume were very impressive with good attention to detail. Field marshal rommel leads his tanks and joins a doctors plot to kill hitler. His movies included kiss of death 1947, north to alaska 1960, and true grit 1969. The popular rawhide 1951, with power and susan hayward, was hathaways first western in more than 15 years. The story of the final years of the respected world war ii german general, erwin rommel. James mason plays field marshal erwin rommel in both the desert fox 1951 and the desert rats 1953, a wwii doublebill on dvd. The desert fox by 20th century fox by henry hathaway. Should have been titled the fall of the desert fox because there is no hint of the tactics and leadership that made him the most famous general in the german army. Henry hathaway students britannica kids homework help.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. 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. James masons portrayal of this gallant warrior became a highlight of his career iconography. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
With james mason, cedric hardwicke, jessica tandy, luther adler. 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. Buy 1, get 1 50% off 30% off hardcover bestsellers. Sixteen total, all bound in maroon leather, each with a film title embossed in gold on the spine, each filled with an assortment of ephemera related to that film including press clippings, newspaper articles, telegrams, letters, production notes, personal snapshots, and most interestingly. The story of rommel, this film is a bit of an oddity in that it showcases the good soldier in the nazi army just a few years after the end of ww2. Stopping over in a tiny mexican village, the three men are hired by susan hayward to rescue her husband, who is trapped in a gold. A sequel to the riveting and immensely popular the desert fox directed by henry hathaway in 1951, the desert rats is a sweeping evocation of the north africa campaign during world war ii.
With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Filmed not in north africa but borrego springs, california, the film begins as a. The desert fox, film dealing with career of rommel, shown at the globe angels in the outfield new bill at capitol paramount features crime picture. Book now the best tv and entertainment news in your inbox. 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. Erwin rommel led several german campaigns during the second world. The desert fox by henry hathaway henry hathaway, james. Ahlm, john alderson, norbert brodine, henry hathaway, james b. Johnson and his associates have used all the tricks in the book to portray a. Desert fox trailer 1951 rommel movie starring james mason. It was based on brigadier desmond youngs book rommel. The film tells rommels return to berlin after the failed africa campaign and his further political activity in the resistance against hitler. Henry hathaway has directed the principals for restraint, but tension in the. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa.
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