Robert Wise's World War II drama Desert Rats comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital Stereo and Dolby Digital Mono, while French and Spanish soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono as well. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials are limited to the theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from 20th Century Fox that should satisfy genre enthusiasts.
Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer; Full-frame format (aspect ratio 1.33:1); Audio: English stereo, English mono, French mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English
Side #1 -- 1. Assault on Tobruk 2. Main Titles 3. The Plan of Defense 4. MacRoberts' New Command 5. Tammy and Blind Tom 6. Preparing for Rommel 7. The Coming Storm 8. Under Fire 9. An Open Position 10. An Officer's Job 11. MacRoberts' Promotion 12. Hit and Run 13. Calculated Risk 14. Bartlett's Request 15. The Raid 16. Rommel's Guest 17. Escape 18. The Key Position 19. The Ninth Day 20. The Right Decision 21. The Garrison's Choice 22. A Place in History
Side #1 -- Play Language Selection Languages: English Stereo Languages: English Mono Languages: French Mono Languages: Spanish Mono Subtitles: English Subtitles: None Subtitles: Forced English Subtitles (During German Language Sections) Scene Selection Trailers Theatrical Trailer Behind Enemy Lines Men of Honor Tigerland The Thin Red Line Between Heaven & Hell D-Day the Sixth of June The Sand Pebbles To the Shores of Tripoli A Yank in the RAF Fox War Classics