Tobruk (1967)

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In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the Germans of fuel.

• Released: 1967-02-07
• Genres: Drama, History, War
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 72 votes

Directed by Arthur Hiller.

Top cast

• Rock Hudson as Major Donald Craig
• George Peppard as Captain Kurt Bergman
• Nigel Green as Colonel John Harker
• Guy Stockwell as Lt. Max Mohnfeld
• Jack Watson as Sgt. Maj. Jack Tyne
• Norman Rossington as Alfie
• Percy Herbert as Dolan
• Liam Redmond as Henry Portman
• Heidy Hunt as Cheryl Portman
• Leo Gordon as Sgt. Krug

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Tobruk

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: buy on Sky Store
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now

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