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Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

He took o Rommel...the Sahara...and a unit of untrained me to blow the Desert Fox to Hell.

19715.81h 39m

Overview

Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector.

Directed by Henry Hathaway
Written by Richard M. Bluel
Produced by Harry Tatelman
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Top Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Capt. Alex Foster

John Colicos

John Colicos

Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Gen. Erwin Rommel

Clinton Greyn

Clinton Greyn

Maj. Hugh Tarkington

Danielle De Metz

Danielle De Metz

Vivianne Gagliardo

K

Karl-Otto Alberty

Schroeder

Christopher Cary

Christopher Cary

Conscientious Objector

John Orchard

John Orchard

Garth

Brook Williams

Brook Williams

Reilly

Greg Mullavey

Greg Mullavey

Brown

Themes & Keywords

world war iicommandodesertlibyan desertrommelnorth africaafrika korpstechniscope

About Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel is a war, action film released in 1971 exploring themes of world war ii, commando, desert, libyan desert, rommel, north africa. Directed by Henry Hathaway, it stars Richard Burton, John Colicos, Wolfgang Preiss. Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector.

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