Raid on Rommel
| Raid on Rommel | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Harry Tatelman |
| Written by | Richard M. Bluel |
| Starring | Richard Burton John Colicos Clinton Greyn Wolfgang Preiss Danielle De Metz |
| Music by | Hal Mooney |
| Cinematography | Earl Rath |
| Editing by | Gene Palmer |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  12 February 1971 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Raid on Rommel is an American B movie from 1971, set in North Africa during the Second World War. It stars Richard Burton as a British commando attempting to destroy German gun emplacements in Tobruk. Much of the action footage was re-used from the 1967 film Tobruk and the storyline is also largely the same.
Contents |
[edit] Plot
Libya 1943, British Army Captain Alex Forster allows himself to be captured by a German convoy transporting British prisoners. Once integrated with the prisoners, Forster plans to take over the convoy with the help of the prisoners and redirect it towards the Libyan port town of Tobruk. In a journey that has a few twists and turns including Forster running into Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, they finally reach Tobruk where they must destroy a coastal battery and escape to awaiting Royal Navy battleships.
[edit] Cast
- Richard Burton — Capt. Alex Forster
- John Colicos — Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie
- Clinton Greyn — Maj. Hugh Tarkington
- Wolfgang Preiss — Gen. Erwin Rommel
- Danielle De Metz — Vivianne Gagliardo
- Karl-Otto Alberty — Hauptmann Heinz Schroeder
- Christopher Cary — Cpl. Peter Merrihew
- John Orchard — Dan Garth
- Brook Williams — Sgt. Joe Reilly
- Greg Mullavy — Pvt. Ed Brown
- Ben Wright — Admiral
- Michael Sevareid — Cpl. Bill Wembley
- Chris Anders — Tank Sergeant
[edit] Reception
In 2006, the BBC's Radio Times wrote: "It says a lot for Richard Burton that he was able to plumb the depths in dreary Second World War action movies such as this one, about a British officer releasing prisoners to attack Tobruk, without doing any apparent damage to his career. Even the usually dependable director Henry Hathaway falters in this flawed effort that was originally meant for TV."[1]
[edit] External links
- Raid on Rommel at the Internet Movie Database
- Amazon viewer reviews of the film
- Raid on Rommel at AllRovi
[edit] References
 |
This article about a war film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
