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A 1971 American movie about a British commando who infiltrates a German convoy and destroys a fuel depot in Tobruk. The film stars Richard Burton, John Colicos, Clinton Greyn and Wolfgang Preiss as Erwin Rommel.
Feb 12, 1971 · A British officer leads a team of former POWs and a Quaker conscientious objector to sabotage German-occupied Tobruk in Libya during World War II. The film features scenes from Tobruk (1967) and a confrontation with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
- (2.5K)
- Drama, War
- Henry Hathaway
- 1971-02-12
Operation Flipper, also known as the Rommel Raid, was a failed attempt to capture or kill Erwin Rommel, the German commander in North Africa, in November 1941. The raid involved four detachments of commandos who landed by submarine and faced heavy resistance from the Axis forces.
- 10-18 November 1941
- Axis victory
Oct 23, 2014 · Watch the trailer of a 1971 war movie directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Richard Burton and John Colicos. The movie is about a British soldier who goes undercover to destroy Rommel's Panzer Division in Libya during World War II.
- 57 sec
- 35.4K
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Raid on Rommel. Alex Foster (Richard Burton), a captain in the British navy, heads to the Libyan seaport of Tobruk during World War II. The city, which offers access to important trade...
- (442)
- Henry Hathaway
- PG
- Richard Burton
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A World War II action film starring Richard Burton as a commander who leads a medical unit to sabotage German fuel supplies in Tobruk. The film features Wolfgang Preiss as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Danielle De Metz as his mistress.
