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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.
Tobruk: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green, Guy Stockwell. 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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- Drama, War
- Arthur Hiller
- 1967-10-30
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.
Tobruk. In order to slow Rommel's advance on the Suez canal, a group of Allied soldiers cross the Libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks. The 90 men, a...
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- Arthur Hiller
- War
- Rock Hudson
Jun 12, 2012 · Based on a true incident, this exciting drama follows a convoy of British and German-Jewish commandos as they cross 800 miles on Libyan desert to blow up a key Nazi fortress at Tobruk guarded by General Rommel's best troops.
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- $14.15
- DVD
- Universal Studios
Jun 5, 2011 · With Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps on the march through Egypt in September 1942, a British special forces unit, composed of German Jews who serve with the British despite...
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- 19K
- Michael Appert
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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.
