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Tobruk

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In order to slow Rommel's 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. The 90 men, a combination of German-born Jews and British commandos, employ disguise and cunning to outwit the German and Italian enemy forces that they encounter.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press The results are noise, flames and fireworks that will give action film fans their money's worth. Nov 20, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member a movie with a satisfying conclusion 2 slow acts building up to a grand finale the presence of war flows through the story as a group of soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice to thwart off the threat of Tobruk it asks what's bigger than the war itself: following orders or dying for a noble cause? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review John R Good, standard WWII action. Plenty of explosions and gunplay and a whole lot of dead Nazis. Couldn't ask for more. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review r 9 Incredibly monotonous, which is a surprise given it's a war film. Expected so much more. Despite an intriguing concept, 'Tobruk' bored me from almost the very beginning. It gives you absolutely zero reason to care for the characters, aside from the obvious that is Allies v. Nazis; that's lazy, more depth is needed for Craig and the rest. I didn't connect to them one jot. The aforementioned can be ignored if the acting and premise is a cut above, neither of which are unfortunately. Even minutes after watching, I'm struggling to remember any of the faces except for Rock Hudson (Craig) and Norman Rossington; who plays the somewhat amusing Alfie. Premise-wise it has potential, though it never lifts off the ground. For the majority it's simply dull, even when the action eventually arrives at the conclusion I had very little interest left in me. I do appreciate how the film looks and a couple of the shots, but even there there's issues. As most is set in the desert, it never feels like you're moving toward Tobruk; most scenes feel way too similar. The music is poor also, with a lot of empty silences throughout. This probably should be getting a lower rating, but there's something nagging away at me suggesting anything lower than 2* would be unfair; perhaps the film just doesn't click with me? War history enthusiasts may love this, but in my opinion it's an extremely underwhelming production. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly conventional WW2 movie. Unfortunately, the movie has nothing to do with the famous battles for Tobruk. Instead, the plot revolves around a fictitious raid on Tobruk by British troops in WW2. Nothing new here - this could be The Guns of Navarone, or any similar movie. Solid, though often stereotypical, performances all round. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Great ww2 film with Hudson and Peppard. This film follows a SIG team (German/Palestinian Jews dressed as Nazis fighting for the Allied forces) alongside with British Commandos and one Canadian(Hudson) acting as their prisoners. With a spy within their group and a wast desert to cross, There is bound to be difficulties obtaining their mission. Mainly blowing up Rommel`s fuel deposit in Tubrok. I loved the scene where they trick the axis of evil to fight eachother. Priceless. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review jon c a movie with a satisfying conclusion 2 slow acts building up to a grand finale the presence of war flows through the story as a group of soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice to thwart off the threat of Tobruk it asks what's bigger than the war itself: following orders or dying for a noble cause? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In order to slow Rommel's 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. The 90 men, a combination of German-born Jews and British commandos, employ disguise and cunning to outwit the German and Italian enemy forces that they encounter.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Screenwriter
Leo Gordon
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2021
Runtime
1h 50m