the movie played significant role in rommel myth, view field marshal apolitical, brilliant commander , victim of third reich due (now disputed) participation in 20 july plot against adolf hitler. myth created rommel s participation component of nazi propaganda praise wehrmacht , instill optimism in german public. starting in 1941, picked , disseminated in west british press sought explain continued inability defeat axis forces in north africa. following war, western allies, , particularly british, depicted rommel german , our friend rommel . reputation conducting clean war used in interest of west german rearmament , reconciliation between former enemies – britain , united states on 1 side , new federal republic on other.
they portrayed rommel in sympathetic way, loyal, humane soldier , firm opponent of hitler s policies. movie played rommel s disputed role in conspiracy against hitler, while omitting rommel s association dictator. critical , public reception in u.s. muted, movie success in britain, along less known 1953 movie desert rats, mason resumed portrayal of rommel.
the movie proved 1 of suitable tools effect reconciliation among former enemies. british popular history focused on reconstruction of fighting in theatre of war, of exclusion of others. desert fox helped in creating image of german army acceptable british public. film received universally positive reviews in britain, while protests @ movie theatres broke out in vienna , milan. basil liddell hart, later edited rommel s war-time writings 1953 book rommel papers, watched movie among group of high-ranking british officers , reported being pleasantly surprised .
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