
Tobruk
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the Germans of fuel.
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About Tobruk
- Directors
- Arthur Hiller
- Cast
- Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green, Guy Stockwell, Jack Watson, Norman Rossington
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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