Hannibal Brooks

Hannibal Brooks (1969)

If Hannibal Did It...So Could Brooks!

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.

Date of release
1969-01-18
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (40)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy, War
Director
Michael Winner

Casting

Interesting facts

Hannibal Brooks is a 1969 British war comedy film directed by Michael Winner and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, based on a story by Winner and Tom Wright. It stars Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard and Wolfgang Preiss.

Filming

Michael Winner had meant to make a film about William the Conqueror but been unable to raise finance. When that film fell through he had Hannibal Brooks ready to go. Michael J Pollard was paid $75,000 for his role. (He had received $14,000 for Bonnie and Clyde.) "Pollard will be a major star of the 70s," said Winner. Location shooting took place in Austria and Munich in May 1968.

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