Tobruk
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arthur Hiller
Rock Hudson
George Peppard
Nigel Green
Guy Stockwell
Jack Watson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1942 Maj. Donald Craig of the British North African Army is captured by the Vichy French and then rescued by German-born Palestinian Jews working with the Allies. He is taken to the headquarters of Col. John Harker, who explains to him that because of his knowledge of desert topography he is needed for a potentially suicidal raid on the fuel bunkers at Tobruk, a Mediterranean seaport and Rommel's key supply source occupied by German and Italian troops. The plan is to proceed to Tobruk by having the Palestinian Jews, under the command of Capt. Kurt Bergman, pose as German soldiers escorting a battalion of British prisoners. In the course of their long journey across the Libyan Desert, the men trick Italian and German tank units into firing upon each other, shoot down an Allied strafing plane rather than reveal their identity, and capture two Nazi civilian spies. When the spies escape, it becomes apparent to Harker and Craig that one of their group is a traitor, and Bergman becomes the chief suspect. Upon reaching Tobruk, Craig and Harker lead the attack on the fuel depot and the surrounding gun emplacements. In the heat of battle Bergman's second in command, Lieut. Max Mohnfeld, is exposed as the traitor. The intense fighting rages until dawn, and when the mission is completed, only 4 survivors remain of the 83 who started out on the expedition. They are picked up by a small boat from one of the ships in the British task force and evacuated by sea.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Cast
Rock Hudson
George Peppard
Nigel Green
Guy Stockwell
Jack Watson
Percy Herbert
Norman Rossington
Liam Redmond
Heidy Hunt
Leo Gordon
Robert Wolders
Anthony Ashdown
Curt Lowens
Rico Cattani
Peter Coe
Lawrence Montaigne
Robert Hoy
Phil Adams
Ronnie Rondell
Crew
John Anderson Jr.
Henry Bumstead
Lyle Cain
California Army National Guard (40th Armored Division)
Gene Corman
John Daheim
Oliver Emert
Larry Germain
Joseph Gershenson
Alexander Golitzen
Leo Gordon
Russell Harlan
Robert C. Jones
Joe Kane
Bronislaw Kaper
Martin Kosleck
Robert E. Larson
L. J., (col. Royal Australian Infantry Ret.) Loughran
John Mccarthy Jr.
Edward Muhl
Terence Nelson
Norman Stuart
Nelson Tyler
Waldon O. Watson
Bud Westmore
Albert Whitlock
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Special Effects
Quotes
Sorry, we have no tea. Perhaps you'll settle for chocolate.- Captain Berghman
Very British of you, Major.- Captain Berghman
It's suicide.- Major Craig
It's orders.- Colonel Harker
I never did trust 'em. Once a Jerry, always a Jerry.- Alfie
Once a thief, always a thief, That right Alfie?- Dolan
If those tanks reach El Alamein, the Germans have Egypt.- Captain Berghman
They may have the lock, but we have the key.- Colonel Harker
You know the orders. No fraternizing.- Dolan
Who's fraternizing? I only asked if he's got bullets in that chopper. I don't him to take his play-acting too much to heart.- Alfie
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed near Yuma, Arizona.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 5, 1988
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1967
Re-released in United States on Video October 24, 1995
Techniscope
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1967
Released in United States on Video May 5, 1988
Re-released in United States on Video October 24, 1995
