
Catch-22(1970)
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.


“Supersoldier in the Super Adventure”
A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.

Oliver Reed
Brooks

Michael J. Pollard
Packy

Wolfgang Preiss
Col. von Haller

Karin Baal
Vronia

Helmuth Lohner
Willi

Peter Carsten
Kurt

Ralf Wolter
Dr. Mendel
Jürgen Draeger
Sami

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Kellerman

John Alderton
Bernard
Hannibal Brooks is a comedy, war film released in 1969 exploring themes of elephant, switzerland, world war ii, prisoner of war, zoo, satire. Directed by Michael Winner, it stars Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, Wolfgang Preiss. A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.
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