Tobruk

– In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back int..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
Tobruk (1967)

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the Germans of fuel.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Tobruk (1967) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Mar 1967

Language:

English, German, Italian, Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writer:

Leo Gordon

Main Actors:

Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green, Guy Stockwell

Plot:

September 1942 - With Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps on the march through Egypt, a British special forces unit, composed of German Jews who serve with the British despite the mutual resentment between both, kidnap a Canadian officer who is an expert topographer and who is held prisoner by the Vichy French in Algeria. The officer, Donald Craig, must negotiate a company of British and German-Jewish commandos through 800 miles of the Sahara to aide a pending amphibious landing against Tobruk's massive fuel storage base - a mission that sees one impediment after another, and which discovers an undetected German armored force ready to win the battle of Egypt.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10