Tobruk

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.

Date of release
1967-02-07
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (74)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Arthur Hiller

Casting

  • Rock Hudson — Major Donald Craig
  • George Peppard — Captain Kurt Bergman
  • Nigel Green — Colonel John Harker
  • Guy Stockwell — Lt. Max Mohnfeld
  • Jack Watson — Sgt. Maj. Jack Tyne
  • Norman Rossington — Alfie
  • Percy Herbert — Dolan
  • Liam Redmond — Henry Portman
  • Heidy Hunt — Cheryl Portman
  • Leo Gordon — Sgt. Krug
  • Robert Wolders — Corporal Bruckner
  • Curt Lowens — German Colonel

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