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Tobruk

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.

Release Date : 1967-02-07

Language :GermanArabicEnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Corman CompanyUniversal PicturesGibraltar Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Major Donald Craig

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Kurt Bergman

Original Name : George Peppard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel John Harker

Original Name : Nigel Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Max Mohnfeld

Original Name : Guy Stockwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Maj. Jack Tyne

Original Name : Jack Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alfie

Original Name : Norman Rossington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dolan

Original Name : Percy Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Portman

Original Name : Liam Redmond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cheryl Portman

Original Name : Heidy Hunt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Krug

Original Name : Leo Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corporal Bruckner

Original Name : Robert Wolders

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Colonel

Original Name : Curt Lowens

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Anthony Ashdown

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Rico Cattani

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Peter Coe

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lawrence Montaigne

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert F. Hoy

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Phil Adams

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-05-18

Now there are a few curious casting choices here that do bamboozle a bit, but once it gets going it is quite a decent wartime adventure. Rock Hudson is the Canadian “Craig” who finds himself in North Africa implementing a plan he had thought had been kiboshed by the upper echelons of the British army. Namely, he is to assist “Col. Harker” (Nigel Green) in crossing eight hundred miles of unforgiving Sahara and nobbling Field Marshal Rommel’s fuel supplies - before his Afrika Korps can advance on Egypt. The two don’t exactly see eye-to-eye, and those problems are exacerbated by the presence of squadron of German Jews working for the Allies and led by “Bergman” (George Peppard). There’s not an whole lot of trust around anywhere, here, but off they set facing a few escapades with a Spitfire, some Bedouin and even a couple of Fifth Columnists working for Kesselring before their arrival reveals quite a shock! Now skipping over Peppard and his shocking attempt at ze German accent; Hudson isn’t really the stuff of heroes - but he works well enough here thanks in no small part to a robust effort from Green whose stiff upper lip could easily have been nominated for a BAFTA. It’s the impressive visual effects toward the end that lets all hell loose on the proceedings and brings the whole adventure to a lively and fiery denouement. It’s a solid action film that captures the imagery and toughness of desert warfare, adds a little dark humour to a dialogue occasionally tinged with sarcasm and it passes a couple of hours enjoyably enough if you like the genre.