Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Burton

   Capt. Alex Foster

2. 

   John Colicos

   Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie

3. 

   Wolfgang Preiss

   Gen. Erwin Rommel

4. 

   Clinton Greyn

   Maj. Hugh Tarkington

5. 

   Danielle De Metz

   Vivianne Gagliardo

6. 

   Karl-Otto Alberty

   Schroeder

7. 

   Christopher Cary

   Conscientious Objector

8. 

   John Orchard

   Garth

9. 

   Brook Williams

   Reilly

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-12-28

Is it just me, or is this just a fairly straightforward remake of “Tobruk” (1967)? Instead of Rock we have Richard, Burton, as he sets off deep behind enemy lines in North Africa to destroy a fuel dump that is going to help mobilise a couple of Panzer divisions for Rommel. He is supposed to take a crack team with him, but a mix up sees him saddled with a doctor (Clinton Greyn) and his patients who couldn’t hit a bull on the backside with an bulldozer. Things become even more precarious when they find themselves talking Prussian brown stamps with the Field Marshall himself (Wolfgang Preis...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• world war ii
• commando
• desert
• libyan desert
• rommel
• north africa
• afrika korps
• techniscope