Death of a Philatelist

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Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Death of a Philatelist (1971)

Producing Country:
Release Date:

12 Feb 1971

Language:

English, German, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
GP

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writer:

Richard M. Bluel

Main Actors:

Richard Burton, John Colicos, Clinton Greyn, Wolfgang Preiss

Plot:

Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand-picked commandos, but a mix-up leaves him with a medical unit containing a Quaker conscientious objector. Despite all odds they succeed with their mission. On the way they pick up and drug the mistress of an Italian general, blow up the entire fuel supply for the Afrika Korps, and swap philatelic gossip with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10