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Tobruk is a 1967 American drama war film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rock Hudson and George Peppard. The film was written by Leo Gordon (who also acted in the film) and released through Universal Pictures. Set in North Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II.
A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British unit of German Jews to attack a German fuel depot in Libya. The film is based on a true story and features Rock Hudson, George Peppard and Nigel Green.
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- Drama, War
- Arthur Hiller
- 1967-10-30
Feb 18, 2024 · Tobruk 1967. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)posing as prisoners of war attempt to drive into German occupird Tobruk to destroy Rommel's Fuel Bunkers.....
- 109 min
- 98
- peter BIllings
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.
Overview. 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.
Jack Watson. Sgt. Major Tyne. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. In order to slow Rommel's advance on the Suez canal, a group of Allied soldiers cross the...
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A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major German fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya. 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 ...
