- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tony Sloman
-
3 out of 5
For reasons best known only to the executives at Universal, the studio decided to make a batch of war movies in the late 1960s, probably to use up the contracts of its stars. This one finds Rock Hudson in a decidedly Hollywood backlot North Africa (filmed in that cheapest of all processes, Techniscope), surrounded by assorted British war-film veterans (including Norman Rossington and Percy Herbert) having a go at blowing up Rommel's fuel lines. While director Arthur Hiller - on his way to Love Story and Plaza Suite - makes it heavy going, it's just about watchable thanks to the interesting screenplay by actor Leo V Gordon (who also appears in the film). The action scenes were used again in the Richard Burton action adventure Raid on Rommel, in which you can easily identify many of the actors from Tobruk.
Plot Summary
Second World War adventure starring Rock Hudson and George Peppard. An Allied force disguised as Nazis and PoWs sets out across the Libyan desert on a mission to blow up a fuel depot at Tobruk.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Major Donald Craig
- Rock Hudson
- Capt Kurt Bergman
- George Peppard
- Colonel John Harker
- Nigel Green
- Lt Max Mohnfeld
- Guy Stockwell
- Sgt Major Tyne
- Jack Watson
- Alfie
- Norman Rossington
- Dolan
- Percy Herbert
- Henry Portman
- Liam Redmond
- Cheryl Portman
- Heidy Hunt
- Sgt Krug
- Leo Gordon
- Corporal Bruckner
- Robert Wolders
- Lieutenant Boyden
- Anthony Ashdown
- German colonel
- Curt Lowens
Crew
- Director
- Arthur Hiller
- Share this episode
-