Tobruk

1967
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1h 47m

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6.4/10

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George Peppard, Rock Hudson, Nigel Green, and Guy Stockwell in Tobruk (1967)

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.

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
There actually was a raid on Tobruk, 13-14 September 1942, including the German-Jewish SIG and fake British POWs. Unlike the outcome in the movie, "Operation Agreement" was a complete failure.

Goofs
In one shot a Joshua tree is clearly visible, a plant species only found in the United States.

Quotes
Cheryl Portman: "Mohnfeld"... Odd name for a German officer?
Lt. Max Mohnfeld: [confused] We can't *all* be named *Schmidt*, Fraulein Portman.

Connections
Edited into Raid on Rommel (1971)

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6/10

The explosive climax wins the day

RELEASED IN 1967 and directed Arthur Hiller, "Tobruk" chronicles events during WWII in Northern Africa when a Canadian major (Rock Hudson) teams-up with British commandos & German Jews to hinder Rommel's Afrika Korps by destroying his major fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya. Nigel Green plays the British colonel while George Peppard appears as the Jewish captain with Guy Stockwell as his subordinate. Jack Watson and Percy Herbert are also on hand.

The movie scores high marks with the notable cast, grave ambiance and brutal action, but it's also hindered by hackneyed contrivances, like the eye-rolling trap door and traitor element. But any flaws are redeemed by a literally explosive climax. There's also some commendable human interest and tension in the ethnic prejudice department.

THE FILM RUNS 107 minutes and was shot in Arizona (Yuma, Tucson & Mojave Desert) and Imperial County, California. WRITER: Leo Gordon.

GRADE: B-