Raid on Rommel (1971)

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

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.

• Released: 1971-02-12
• Genres: War, Action
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 57 votes

Directed by Henry Hathaway.

Top cast

• Richard Burton as Capt. Alex Foster
• John Colicos as Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie
• Wolfgang Preiss as Gen. Erwin Rommel
• Clinton Greyn as Maj. Hugh Tarkington
• Danielle De Metz as Vivianne Gagliardo
• Karl-Otto Alberty as Schroeder
• Christopher Cary as Conscientious Objector
• John Orchard as Garth
• Brook Williams as Reilly
• Greg Mullavey as Brown

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Raid on Rommel

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Sky Store

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