Rent Raid on Rommel (1971)
2.9 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- Richard Burton is a British intelligence officer who leads a daring attack on the German shore defences at Tobruk in this explosive WWII drama. Infiltrating a German POW convoy, Captain Foster learns that the commandos he hoped to link up with have been almost completely wiped out, and the prisoners belong to a British medical unit. Aided by MacKenzie, one of the surviving commandos, he vows to carry out his mission, which is further complicated by the presence of an Italian general's mistress. together, Foster and Mac whip the ragtag band of POWs into a fighting force that overthrows and impersonates its captors - only to stumble into an unexpected meeting with Rommel!
- Actors:
- Richard Burton, John Colicos, Clinton Greyn, Wolfgang Preiss, Danielle De Metz, Karl-Otto Alberty, Christopher Cary, John Orchard, Brook Williams, Greg Mullavey, Ben Wright, Michael Sevareid, Chris Anders, Ron Berkeley, Peter Hellman, Erik Holland, Michael Kriss, Mike Kulcsar, Terry Nichols, James O'Hara
- Directors:
- Henry Hathaway
- Writers:
- Richard M. Bluel
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Film..., What We Were Watching in 1971
