By 1911, tobruk had become an italian military base. Once there, newman finished rounding up vocalist stuart snake neil, guitarist nigel evans, keyboardist jem davis, bassist steven woodward, and drummer alan vallance, and tobruk. Tobruk synonyms, tobruk pronunciation, tobruk translation, english dictionary definition of tobruk. Harker explains that since craig is an expert on the desert, he has been recruited to mount a suicidal raid upon the fuel. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in. Rock hudson is the slightly insubordinate canadian major who knows the ground and the locals, nigel green is the upperclass british colonel who puts his devotion to the mission first at all costs, and george peppard is a german jew fighting for. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way. Those middleeastern tensions simmer beneath this wwii actioner, which joins a squad of british commandos with the secret intelligence group sig german jews fighting alongside the allies to take out rommels fuel supply in tobruk. The city is located in northeastern libya at the gulf of bomba, a bay of the mediterranean sea, about 120 km west of the countrys border with egypt. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. Interactive menu, photo gallery, scene access, trailers, synopsis.
Cast and crew credits for tobruk, 1967, directed by arthur hiller, with rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, at turner classic movies. The town later became a way station on the coastal caravan route. For booking and for informations, you can contact us at the follow numbers. To prevent this, a small allied force is sent on an 800mile march across the deserts of north africa to the port. Tobruk 1967 film tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. It was the site of antipyrgos, an ancient greek agricultural colony, and thereafter of a roman fortress guarding the cyrenaican frontier. Tobruk tells the tale of a nearsuicidal mission staged at a turning point in world war ii. Tobruk 1967 in order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks.
During world war ii, in a battle called the siege of tobruk, allied. Tobruk wis the steid o a colony o auncient greeks, an, later, o a roman. Google map of tobruk, libya nations online project. Tobruk 1967 arthur hiller synopsis, characteristics. Tobruk 1967 cast and crew in order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks. Tobruch is a port city on libyas eastern mediterranean coast, near the border with egypt. It was a hardfought prize during the second world war, occupied at different times by allied and axis. It has a tendency toward melodrama, but it had suspense, some good action scenes and i has a fine score. Over the centuries, tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan caravan travellers route.
In 1942, craig is captured by the vichy french, rescued by palestinian jews, and taken to the headquarters of col. Thereafter its all about a group of men on their mission to destroy a german fuel dump in tobruk. The city is beautifully situated along its ushaped harbour, between the encroaching sands of the sahara from the south and lively mediterranean waves from the north. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. Watch tobruk full movie in hd visit in september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pus. You need bluray dvd player to view this bluray dvd. Release dates 17 also known as aka 25 release dates usa 7 february 1967 chicago, illinois west germany 10 march 1967. Tobruk tobruk is a port city in the northeast of libya. Tobruk definition of tobruk by the free dictionary. A counterattack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at tobruk are a critical impediment. With rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, guy stockwell. Tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. By 1911, tobruk had become an italian kingdom of italy 18611946 military post.
About tobruk satellite view is showing tobruk, a seaport in libya and for some time the seat of a government of a divided country. Tobruk was the site of an ancient greek ancient greece colony and, later, of a roman ancient rome fortress guarding the frontier of cyrenaica. Tobruk is a port on the east of libyas mediterranean coast, near the border with egypt. Based on a true incident, this exciting drama follows a convoy of british and germanjewish commandos as they cross 800 miles on libyan desert to blow up a key nazi fortress at. Arthur hiller directed this exciting world war ii drama starring rock hudson as major donald craig of the british north african army.
The area of libya and the whole north africa was inhabited at least for the last 50,000 years by various indigenous. Media in category 1967 in italy the following 189 files are in this category, out of 189 total. Tobruk is a port city on libyas eastern mediterranean coast. It is the caipital o the butnan destrict an haes a population o 120,000 2011 est.
Uk 16 march 1967 london premiere japan 14 april 1967. A canadian pow major is rescued by a special british military unit made up of germans to help lead an attack on a major nazi fuel depot in tobruk, libya. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. Australians, backed by british artillery and tanks, captured the fortress in the first allied drive through cyrenaica libya, and australian troops, again backed by british artillery, held it against as great odds as have been faced by any garrison in history. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. An armed forces major is assigned to take a special unit of ninety men across the desert of libya to destroy military supplies in tobruk during the second world war. Because it is libyas only natural harbour, tobruk was. The film was written by leo gordon who also acted in the film and released through universal pictures set in north africa during the north african campaign of world war ii, it is a fictionalized story of members of the british armys long range desert group lrdg and. In september 1942, the german afrika korps under rommel have successfully pushed the allies back into egypt. In order to aid the attack, a group of british commandos and german jews make their way undercover. Tobruk memorial baths the tobruk memorial baths is a heritagelisted complex of outdoor swimming pools on the strand, townsville cbd, city of townsville, queensland, australia. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. Rock hudson and george peppard star in the explosive hardhitting world war ii epic tobruk. Download tobruk 1967 ws r1 custom dvd covers allcdcovers.