Rock Hudson - " TOBRUK " - 1967

Heidy Hunt was the only woman in the large cast !
It was based on an actual mission in which British troops & a group of German - Jewish commandos went across the African desert to blow up Rommel 's fuel bunkers which supplied gas for his drive to the Suez Canal.
Rick West, a German Veteran of Rommel 's Afrika Korps who survived the actual 1942 attack, served as a technical adviser on this film.
In fact, the real mission was a fiasco but did a little damage.

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[carlos45703030]

the musical theme is somehow reminiscent of that of "sahara" with bogart, another movie against the afrikakorps

[Onlymusical]

Written by the brutal Leo Gordon, who's also in the cast.

[ANTINUTZI]

Many thanks for this excellent posting. Rock Hudson was quite the talented actor, both onscreen, and in real life. I can relate; as a highly decorated 16 year old Eagle Scout, all 3 palms, 78 merit badges, two trophies, I successfully duped America's version of the Hitlerjugend. Many years later, I returned all my decorations to the B.S.A. National Headquarters at Valley Forge, PA, requested that they burn them, and then taught them a thing or two about real Charactar, Honesty and Reality.

[Numinous20111]

Rock Hudson must be one of the most likeable lead actors there is.

[KONNEENN]

Been hopeing this excellent ww2 film would be posted,Thanks for that.

[Pearsey]

Thanks for posting this. A good, underated WWII movie.