Ironically, raid on rommel is the better of the two films because the filmmakers tell a better story. Read the raid on rommel movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. In north africa during world war ii, a british officer releases prisoners of war and leads them in an assault on tobruk. Factory sealed dvd movie raid on rommel richard burton. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1971 movies 1971. Raid on rommel 1971 alex foster richard burton, a captain in the british navy, heads to the libyan seaport of tobruk during world war ii. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Raid on rommel is a wwii movie about some recently excaped pows who are rallied by a special service guy to carry out an attack on a german base.
A british soldier goes undercover to destroy rommels panzer division in libya during world war ii. This is basically a really cheap movie since they just reused the expensive shots from another movie and shot the cheaper material themselves. Infiltrating a german pow convoy, captain foster burton learns that the commandos he hoped to link up with have been almost completely wiped out and the prisoners belong to a british medical unit. Jun 26, 2015 raid and standard raid levels raid 0, raid 1, raid 2, raid 3, raid 4, raid 5, raid 6, raid 10 in operating system. Operation flipper also called the rommel raid was a british commando raid during the second world war, mainly by men from no. An english boy is caught up in the japanese occupation of. The raid on rommel has been portrayed in various ways in print and on film over many years. 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.
In that time, many of you have generously donated to our paypal account and we are forever grateful. The great richard burton also stars, giving the film a commanding feel and finally, having viewed and enjoyed tobruk, i am delighted to view the great action sequences on dvd, as only raid on rommel is available on this format. The iconic steven spielberg directs a young christian bale in this war classic. Somehow, he must make use of these unlikely recruits to carry out the raid. It stars richard burton as a british commando attempting to destroy german gun emplacements in tobruk. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie download full hd youtube. Foster is a man with a mission he wants to strike a blow. Stream free raid on rommel full movie online on marvel biggest. A wehrmacht soldier takes a british pow to rommel, with a 98k slung over his back. Raid on rommel 1971 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Actie oorlog film geregisseerd door henry hathaway. 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.
Find similar and related movies for raid on rommel 1971 henry hathaway on allmovie. Overview of raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at turner classic movies. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. A comparison of the war movies tobruk and raid on rommel. You can watch raid on rommel online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in german. Raid on rommel is a wwii action film that follows valiant british soldiers plot a raid on the desert foxs forces in tubruk in this world war ii action film. The city, which offers access to important trade routes, has been taken over by the germans, and foster goes undercover as a nazi to reunite with british soldiers being held behind enemy lines and lead them to seize control of the port. If you are a lover of ww2 and action movies, this and tobruk are good investments. Raid on rommel 1971 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The operation included, among its objectives, an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the commander of the afrika korps in north africa. You can watch this full movie free with english or german subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. Raid on rommel dvd, 1998 a very average wwii movie starring richard burton as an allied commando posing as a nazi officer. Raid on rommel 1971 henry hathaway related allmovie. There are some scenes in this film that were taken from the film tobruk. Unfortunately for richard burton, the next war film he starred in after the terrific action adventure where eagles dare fell far short of his undoubted talents.
Raid and standard raid levels raid 0, raid 1, raid 2, raid 3, raid 4, raid 5, raid 6, raid 10 in operating system. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of raid on rommel with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Seventime academy award nominee richard burton cleopatra plays a british intelligence officer who leads a daring attack on the german shore defenses at tobruk in raid on rommel. Raid on rommel is a 1971 film starring richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn. Factory sealed dvd movie raid on rommel richard burton ebay. Director henry hathaway of true grit fame streamlined everything in raid on rommel so that it appeared a part of the plot.
I think this film, raid on rommel, is the better of the two films. Raid on rommel available now on bluray, dvd, digital and on demand from universal pictures home entertainment. Cast, richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, wolfgang preiss. Wo iifilm van henry hathaway maakt rommelige indruk. I particular remember one version of it that appeared in a movie i saw in the 1950s. The british fleet is enroute to north africa to engage the germans, and the best port for them to use is tobruk. Dec 26, 2018 action packed war epic about a group of british commandos who find themselves trapped behind enemy lines after the german afrika korps smash through the allied defenses in north africa. The sad thing is, any middleaged american man is liable to pick this one up off of the dvd rack at suncoast like i did a few years ago and be shocked by how such a promisinglooking movie turned into such a big.
Raid on rommel was the younger sevareids only feature film appearance. The british fleet is enroute to north africa to engage the germans, and. 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. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Okay, raid on rommel isnt the worst wii movie ever produced. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. Robert laycock, undertook a raid referred to as operation flipper. Stens are used during the raid on the atlantic wall. Cleopatra plays a british intelligence officer who leads a daring attack on the german shore defenses at tobruk in raid on rommel.
Richard burton, john calicos, wolfgang preiss richard burton stars as british officer captain foster in this wwii action spectacular. He continues with the mission anyway and manages to pull off a couple of other coups along the way. Raid on rommel 1971 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. Raid on rommel 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The operation included an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the commander of panzergruppe afrika in north africa. The fuel depot sequences and the finale with the guns at tobruk harbor are taken from the rock hudson film a few years earlier. Raid on rommel full full movie, raid on rommel full full movie streaming raid on rommel full movie engsub watch raid on rommel full english full movie online raid on rommel full film online watch.
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Rommel internet movie firearms database guns in movies. The way i recall it, a dying british soldier is looking up at an armed german soldier and in his last breath asks, did we get. The movie itself is as i remembered and truly outstanding quality. His task is to pretend to be dying of heat exhaustion and intercept a german convoy heading for tobruk. Raid on rommel 1971 video detective movie trailers.
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