The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. An armed forces major is assigned to take a special unit of ninety men across the desert of libya to destroy military supplies in tobruk during the second world war. George peppard, guy stockwell, jack watson, leo gordon, norman rossington, rock hudson official content from universal studios home. Over the centuries, tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan caravan travellers route. Tobruk 1967 film tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. September 1942 with erwin rommels afrika korps on the march through egypt, a british special forces unit, composed of german jews who serve with the british despite the mutual resentment between both, kidnap a canadian officer who is an expert topographer and who is held prisoner by the vichy french in algeria. Tobruch is a port city on libyas eastern mediterranean coast, near the border with egypt.
With rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, guy stockwell. Rock hudson is the slightly insubordinate canadian major who knows the ground and the locals, nigel green is the upperclass british colonel who puts his devotion to the mission first at all costs, and george peppard is a german jew fighting for. The area of libya and the whole north africa was inhabited at least for the last 50,000 years by various indigenous. Google map of tobruk, libya nations online project. Release dates 17 also known as aka 25 release dates usa 7 february 1967 chicago, illinois west germany 10 march 1967. Australians, backed by british artillery and tanks, captured the fortress in the first allied drive through cyrenaica libya, and australian troops, again backed by british artillery, held it against as great odds as have been faced by any garrison in history. It was the site of antipyrgos, an ancient greek agricultural colony, and thereafter of a roman fortress guarding the cyrenaican frontier. Watch tobruk full movie in hd visit in september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pus. Once there, newman finished rounding up vocalist stuart snake neil, guitarist nigel evans, keyboardist jem davis, bassist steven woodward, and drummer alan vallance, and tobruk. Tobruk 1967 arthur hiller synopsis, characteristics.
To prevent this, a small allied force is sent on an 800mile march across the deserts of north africa to the port. You need bluray dvd player to view this bluray dvd. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way. The city is beautifully situated along its ushaped harbour, between the encroaching sands of the sahara from the south and lively mediterranean waves from the north. Tobruk tells the tale of a nearsuicidal mission staged at a turning point in world war ii. Tobruk memorial baths the tobruk memorial baths is a heritagelisted complex of outdoor swimming pools on the strand, townsville cbd, city of townsville, queensland, australia. By 1911, tobruk had become an italian kingdom of italy 18611946 military post. Harker explains that since craig is an expert on the desert, he has been recruited to mount a suicidal raid upon the fuel. The city is located in northeastern libya at the gulf of bomba, a bay of the mediterranean sea, about 120 km west of the countrys border with egypt. Arthur hiller directed this exciting world war ii drama starring rock hudson as major donald craig of the british north african army. Because it is libyas only natural harbour, tobruk was. Download tobruk 1967 ws r1 custom dvd covers allcdcovers. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. Tobruk 1967 in order to slow rommels 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.
Interactive menu, photo gallery, scene access, trailers, synopsis. Rock hudson and george peppard star in the explosive hardhitting world war ii epic tobruk. In 1942, craig is captured by the vichy french, rescued by palestinian jews, and taken to the headquarters of col. For booking and for informations, you can contact us at the follow numbers. About tobruk satellite view is showing tobruk, a seaport in libya and for some time the seat of a government of a divided country. It is the caipital o the butnan destrict an haes a population o 120,000 2011 est. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way undercover. Uk 16 march 1967 london premiere japan 14 april 1967. The town later became a way station on the coastal caravan route. Tobruk 1967 cast and crew in order to slow rommels 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. It was a hardfought prize during the second world war, occupied at different times by allied and axis. In september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pushed the allies back into egypt. In order to slow rommels 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. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon.
Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. A counterattack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at tobruk are a critical impediment. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. Tobruk was the site of an ancient greek ancient greece colony and, later, of a roman ancient rome fortress guarding the frontier of cyrenaica. During world war ii, in a battle called the siege of tobruk, allied. It is the capital of the butnan district formerly tobruk district and has a population of 120,000 2011. 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, it is a fictionalized story of members of the british armys long range desert group lrdg and.
Cast and crew credits for tobruk, 1967, directed by arthur hiller, with rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, at turner classic movies. It has a tendency toward melodrama, but it had suspense, some good action scenes and i has a fine score. Media in category 1967 in italy the following 189 files are in this category, out of 189 total. Tobruk synonyms, tobruk pronunciation, tobruk translation, english dictionary definition of tobruk. Tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Based on a true incident, this exciting drama follows a convoy of british and germanjewish commandos as they cross 800 miles on libyan desert to blow up a key nazi fortress at. Those middleeastern tensions simmer beneath this wwii actioner, which joins a squad of british commandos with the secret intelligence group sig german jews fighting alongside the allies to take out rommels fuel supply in tobruk. 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. Tobruk wis the steid o a colony o auncient greeks, an, later, o a roman. By 1911, tobruk had become an italian military base. Tobruk is a port on the east of libyas mediterranean coast, near the border with egypt.