Nov 17, 2018 movierobs favorite trivia there actually was a raid on tobruk, 14 september 1942, including the germanjewish sig and fake british pows. Tobruk is one of my favorite wwii films of the 1960s and ive always wondered why it had not been released on dvd. From arthur hiller, the director of love story, silver streak, the inlaws and outrageous fortune comes this world war ii blockbuster starring rock hudson blindfold, showdown and george peppard cannon for cordoba, newmans law as the leaders. The results are noise, flames and fireworks that will give action film fans their moneys worth. In september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1967. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in. In order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks. The sig whose full name is disputed, with confusion among historians about whether the. A canadian soldier taken prisoner by the italians during the second world war is rescued by a special british military unit. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Tobruk is a 1967 american war film starring rock hudson and george peppard and directed by arthur hiller. Watch tobruk movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The group finally reach tobruk, but discover to their horror that rommel has amassed reserves of two divisions of tanks undetected by british intelligence. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, guy stockwell. September 1942 with erwin rommels 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.
Tobruk 1967 in order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks. The major convinces the unit to help him complete his original plan. Tobruk is a 1967 film which dramatised raids on the germans. Sprung from a vichy pow camp in algiers, a british officer rock hudson learns that hes been tasked to lead a cadre of english and germanjewish commandos across the sahara. Download tobruk 1967 ws r1 custom dvd covers allcdcovers. An armed forces major is assigned to take a special unit of ninety men across the desert. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. Late 1960s war movie with some super explosions and set pieces. During ww ii, the allies plan a mission to destroy rommels. A canadian pow major is rescued by a special british military unit made up of germans to help lead an attack on a major nazi fuel depot in tobruk, libya.
Those middleeastern tensions simmer beneath this wwii actioner, which joins a squad of british commandos with the secret intelligence group sig german jews fighting alongside the allies to take out rommels fuel supply in tobruk. Available on dvd from rock hudson and george peppard star in this explosive hardhitting world war ii epic. From arthur hiller, the director of love story, silver streak, the inlaws and outrageous fortune comes this world war ii blockbuster starring rock hudson blindfold, showdown and george peppard cannon for cordoba, newmans law as the leaders of a commando group on a desperate mission. There actually was a raid on tobruk, 14 september 1942, including the germanjewish sig and fake british pows. In september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pushed the allies back into egypt. Read the full synopsis of tobruk, 1967, directed by arthur hiller, with rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, at turner classic movies. A counterattack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at tobruk are a critical impediment. An armed forces major is assigned to take a special unit of ninety men across the desert of libya to destroy military supplies in tobruk during the second world war. The film is quite entertaining, and there are some good ideas in the script, and. Tobruk 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Tobruk dvd 1967 shop the best classic films movie buffs. A comparison of the war movies tobruk and raid on rommel. In the heat of the night won the academy award for best picture. 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. In order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in. Movierobs favorite trivia there actually was a raid on tobruk, 14 september 1942, including the germanjewish sig and fake british pows. With rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, guy stockwell. I remember seeing this film on a large screen on broadway in new york city. It also emphasised the australian defenders but had a number of historical inaccuracies and omissions. The producers assembled too much plot for tobruk and lost sight of the basic drama. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of tobruk with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Original english soundtrack guaranteed september 1942 with erwin rommels afrika korps on the march towards suez, 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. Set in north africa during the north african campaign of world war ii, it is a fictionalized story of members of the. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. The film itself has optional czech subtitles onoff. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Audio commentary by film historians steve mitchell and steven jay rubin. The film was written by leo gordon who also acted in the film and released through universal pictures. The people who made raid on rommel contented themselves with less plot and created situations of greater dramatic value. This makes the mission even more important, as rommels reserves are enough to conquer egypt, but the british commandos have the key of going after rommels underground fuel tanks. He is liberated by an unusual special forces unit of the british army composed of german jews and british soldiers, who work together in an uneasy state of detente. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. Unlike the outcome in the movie, operation agreement was a complete failure.
Once they reach tobruk they would then link up with a full british naval and raf assault on the city and their primary objective, rommels. Tobruk, bluray, special edition, war drama, 738329242411. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the tobruk 1967 film article. Well anyway this terrific action film is finally here. Hillers 1967 film tobruk has always been a bone of contention in our house. The rats of tobruk is a 1944 australian film about the siege, focusing upon the australian defenders. Heidy hunt and liam redmond in tobruk 1967 heidy hunt in tobruk 1967. Heidy hunt and liam redmond in tobruk 1967 heidy hunt in tobruk. Jan 26, 2020 tobruk is a 1967 american war film starring rock hudson and.