Raid on Rommel

He took o Rommel...the Sahara...and a unit of untrained me to blow the Desert Fox to Hell.

1971
Rated PG
1h 39m
War
Action

5.8TMDB(58)

Overview

Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector.

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Setting
Set in Libya
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Music
Music by Hal Mooney
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Details

Director: Henry Hathaway
Writer: Richard M. BluelScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: February 12, 1971
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Cast

Richard BurtonCapt. Alex Foster
John ColicosSgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie
Wolfgang PreissGen. Erwin Rommel
Clinton GreynMaj. Hugh Tarkington
Danielle De MetzVivianne Gagliardo
Karl-Otto AlbertySchroeder
Christopher CaryConscientious Objector
John OrchardGarth
Brook WilliamsReilly
Greg MullaveyBrown
Ben WrightAdmiral
Michael SevareidWembley
Chris AndersTank Sergeant
James O'HaraLt. Executive Officer (uncredited)
Patrick WhyteFlag Captain (uncredited)
Robert WoldersGerman Pilot (uncredited)
Ronald SouthartBritish Colonel (uncredited)
Erik HollandSentry at Checkpoint (uncredited)