Richard burton, john colicos, wolfgang preiss, christopher cary. Raid on rommel 1971 captain fosters attack on rommel is almost defeated at the outset by a bungle that leaves him bereft of his elite soldiers and left with a medical unit whose commanding officer is a pacifist. Germans occupy tobruk, and have fortified it with devastating heavy artillery which would prevent a british landing. Disguised in german afrika korps uniforms, british intelligence officer richard burton, right, and british medical corps sergeantmajor john colicos watch british ships entering the harbor at tobruk. The wehrmacht as worthy enemy in postwar british popular culture. Rommel internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Stens are used during the raid on the atlantic wall. Raid on rommel 1971 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Made in 1971, raid on rommel was originally planned as a madefortv special to make some more money off of the special effects sequences in tobruk, far too many of which were incorporated into this film. Raid on rommel 1971 stream and watch online moviefone. Some say he did actually take part in warcrimes but there is no evidence of it all the evidence points to him being a good honourable man who created prisoners of war with respect. In 1942 libya, a german speaking british intelligence officer uses former british pows, some dressed in german uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside german captured tobruk.
Raid on rommel 1971 e 12 02121971 us war, action 1h 39m user score. Raid on rommel has burton leading a commando raid on the german north africa stronghold. All the illict potentialites of alcoholic actors making tv movies will become apparent. Germany launches raids across 60 cities, bans group on suspicion of islamic state recruiting. Raid on rommel, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, warworld war ii, 025192096341. Police carry cardboard boxes out of a mosque in hamburg. The disastrous raid on tobruk, the illfated operation agreement, took place in september 1942. Hear classic music from raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at tcm. It has echoes of the guns of navarone a group of commandos are freed to go on a mission to tobruk and destroy the harbour guns. Erwin johannes eugen rommel gained immortality in the north african campaign of 19411943. It was timed for the night of 1718 november 1941, just before the start of operation crusader. Germany launches raids across 60 cities, bans group on.
Captain foster plans on raiding germanoccupied tobruk with hand picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a quaker conscientious objector. On the way, wed scuttle the german guard and take over. Raid on rommel is an american b movie in technicolor from 1971, directed by henry hathaway and set in north africa during the second world war. Raid on rommel captain foster plans on raiding germanoccupied tobruk with hand picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a quaker conscientious objector. Raid on rommel 1971 posters the movie database tmdb. Read the full synopsis of raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at turner classic movies. And they dont believe he can stand up to superior british forces. Raid 2003 cd2 raid on rommel 1971 rain children the 2003 rain man cd1 rain man cd2 rainmaker the. There are some scenes in this film that were taken from the film tobruk. In 1967 there was a movie called tobruk that starred rock hudson.
It is all part of a new film that he has been making called, raid on rommel. Starring richard burton, john colicos, wolfgang preiss, clinton greyn. In 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer uses former british pows, some dressed in german uniforms, to fulfill a. This incident was allegedly based on fact, and the officer playing himself was brigadier desmond young, author of the bestselling 1950 british biography, rommel, upon which the film was largely based. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent raid on rommel online on moviefone. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie download full hd youtube. Much of the action footage was reused from the 1967 film tobruk, and the storyline is also largely the same. On the way they pick up and drug the mistress of an italian general, blow up the entire fuel supply for the afrika korps, and swap philatelic gossip with field marshal erwin rommel. The small raiding party achieved total surprise but, due to poor intelligence, the mission was impossible since rommel was in rome at the time. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. His father, erwin rommel 186019 was a math teacher, and later a secondary school headmaster at aalen. Raid on rommel is een amerikaanse oorlogsfilm uit 1971 onder regie van henry hathaway.
Plans on raiding germanoccupied tobruk with handpicked commandos go awry after a mixup. Webdlhdtv 1080p720p raid on rommel 1971 amzn 1080p webdl dd2. Raid on rommel manufactured on demand, ntsc format on tcm. Operation flipper the commando raid to capture rommel north africa 1418 nov 1941. Rommel was born in heidenheim, germany, 45 kilometers 28 mi from ulm, in the kingdom of wurttemberg which was then part of the german empire, on november 15, 1891. Raid on rommel in 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer uses former british pows, some dressed in german uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside germancaptured tobruk.
Foster is a man with a mission he wants to strike a blow. Captain foster plans on raiding germanoccupied tobruk with hand picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a quaker conscientious. Richard burton, john calicos, wolfgang preiss richard burton stars as british officer captain foster in this wwii action spectacular. Raid on rommel by henry hathaway chris anders, greg. Raid on rommel manufactured on demand, ntsc format on tcm shop. Latest image for actor richard burton is that of a german army officer. Raid on rommel was the younger sevareids only feature film appearance. They dont believe rommel can get reinforcements in time. John colicos, richard burton,, official content from universal studios home entertainment a british soldier goes undercover to. The british fleet is enroute to north africa to engage the germans, and the best port for them to use is tobruk. It stars richard burton as a british commando attempting to destroy german. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. The operation included an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the commander of panzergruppe afrika in north africa. Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running.
Operation flipper the commando raid to capture rommel. Raid on rommel by henry hathaway chris anders, greg mullavey. In 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer. A british officer is assigned to lead an attack on a german artillery emplacement in tobruk.
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You may like to know before watching raid on rommel that the aerial footage and the battle scenes it included were leftovers from the film tobruk 1966, edited into a different storyline. Raid on rommel uses all the pyrotechnics out of tobruk, splicing the film footage into a picture starring richard. A wehrmacht soldier takes a british pow to rommel, with a 98k slung over his back. Rpm rrrrrrr ru ready raaz rabbit proof fence rabid dogs cani arrabbiati 1974 raccoon war pom poko the cd1 raccoon war pom poko the cd2 radio radio days raging bull 1980 raid 2003 cd1 raid 2003 cd2 raid on rommel 1971. John colicos, richard burton,, official content from universal studios. The dvd restarts the movie all over again after it ends. Jouer raid on rommel 1971 streaming hd, selon ligne gratuit dans qualite hd pourrait convenablement etre cette disposition a surveiller ceci vacuite. Raid on rommel is an american b movie in technicolor from 1971, directed by henry hathaway and set in north africa during the. I think this film, raid on rommel, is the better of the two films. It stars richard burton as a british commando attempting to destroy german gun emplacements in tobruk. In 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer uses former british pows, some dressed in german uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside germancaptured tobruk. Official theatrical movie poster for raid on rommel 1971.
Operation flipper also called the rommel raid was a british commando raid during the second world war, mainly by men from no. Raid on rommel raid on rommel 1971 dvdrip xivd, 1cd ell. The wehrmacht as worthy enemy in postwar british popular culture, german history, volume 26, issue 4, october 2008, pages 520535. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Raid on rommel is a conventional war film, well after the end of world war two. So ive been studying rubble for quite some time now and he was quite a man. With richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, wolfgang preiss. The commando raid to capture rommel at his libyan hq was codenamed operation flipper.
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