Die Kanonen von Tobruk (1967)
25KDie Kanonen von 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 Nazi fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya.
“RELEASED IN 1967 and directed Arthur Hiller, u0026quot;Tobruku0026quot; chronicles events during WWII in Northern Africa when a Canadian major (Rock Hudson) teams-up with British commandos u0026amp; German Jews to hinder Rommelu0026#39;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.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie scores high marks with the notable cast, grave ambiance and brutal action, but itu0026#39;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. Thereu0026#39;s also some commendable human interest and tension in the ethnic prejudice department.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHE FILM RUNS 107 minutes and was shot in Arizona (Yuma, Tucson u0026amp; Mojave Desert) and Imperial County, California. WRITER: Leo Gordon.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGRADE: B-“
