Raid on rommel doesnt quite make it to the toptier of wwii movies, for a number of reasons. Raid and standard raid levels raid 0,raid 1, raid 2, raid 3, raid 4, raid 5, raid 6, raid 10 in operating system. Much of the action footage was reused from the 1967 film tobruk, and the storyline is also largely the same. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Raid on rommel is an american b movie in technicolor from 1971, directed by henry hathaway and set in north africa during the. John colicos richard burton clinton greyn editorial stock photo. Rpm rrrrrrr ru ready raaz rabbit proof fence rabid dogs cani arrabbiati 1974 raccoon war pom poko the cd1 raccoon war pom poko the cd2 radio radio days raging bull 1980 raid 2003 cd1 raid 2003 cd2 raid on rommel 1971. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life.
Karlotto alberty, wolfgang preiss, john colicos, richard burton. Find release information for raid on rommel 1971 henry hathaway on allmovie. Made in 1971, raid on rommel was originally planned as a madefortv special to make some more money off of the special effects sequences in tobruk, far too many of which were incorporated into this film. Recherche, assistance, intervention, dissuasion research, assistance, intervention, deterrence, commonly abbreviated raid r e. The small raiding party achieved total surprise but, due to poor intelligence, the mission was impossible since rommel was in rome at the time. It stars richard burton as a british commando attempting to destroy german gun emplacements in tobruk. A wehrmacht soldier with a 98k at the atlantic wall, when rommel is filmed for propaganda purposes. They dont believe rommel can get reinforcements in time. Operation flipper the commando raid to capture rommel north africa 1418 nov 1941. When allied plans go awry, an undercover british captain must lead a ragtag group of pows on a daring mission to. After two weeks of hard fighting, and two mistaken expectations of victory see here, 4 december 1941 was the day panzergruppe packed it in outside tobruk.
Still the movie is interesting and might be worth seeing. It has echoes of the guns of navarone a group of commandos are freed to go on a mission to tobruk and destroy the harbour guns. The farfetched plot revolves around a british commando unit who have to sneak behind the german lines and blow up the shore batteries at. Henry hattaway reprend dans ce film raid on rommel, en francais.
With richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, wolfgang preiss. Operation flipper also called the rommel raid was a british commando raid during the second world war, mainly by men from no. In 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer. Created in 1985, raid is the national police counterpart of the national gendarmeries. I think this film, raid on rommel, is the better of the two films. Raid on rommel 1971 henry hathaway releases allmovie.
A wehrmacht soldier takes a british pow to rommel, with a 98k slung over his back. Hear classic music from raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at tcm. Robert laycock, undertook a raid referred to as operation flipper. Raid on rommel is an american b movie in technicolor from 1971, directed by henry hathaway and set in north africa during the second world war. Raid on rommel 1971 captain fosters attack on rommel is almost defeated at the outset by a bungle that leaves him bereft of his elite soldiers and left with a medical unit whose commanding officer is a pacifist. Richard burton, john calicos, wolfgang preiss richard burton stars as british officer captain foster in this wwii action spectacular. Read the full synopsis of raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at turner classic movies. When the british pow is taken to rommels drawing room, another wehrmacht soldier can be seen with a karabiner. I think this film, raid on rommel, is the better of the two. This was filmed in the foothills just outside of san felipe. Richard burton, john colicos, wolfgang preiss, christopher cary.
You may like to know before watching raid on rommel that the aerial footage and the battle scenes it included were leftovers from the film tobruk 1966, edited into a different storyline. Pour survivre, ils devront affronter les troupes du redoutable marechal allemand. The british fleet is enroute to north africa to engage the germans, and the best port for them to use is tobruk. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. In 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer uses former british pows, some dressed in german uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside germancaptured tobruk. The operation included an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the commander of panzergruppe afrika in north africa. Raid on rommel 1971 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. There are some scenes in this film that were taken from the film tobruk. Raid on rommel 1971 stock image by universal for editorial use, 1971. This is rommel trailer by fipa paris on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
All the illict potentialites of alcoholic actors making tv movies will become apparent. The operation included, among its objectives, an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the commander of the afrika korps in north africa. On june 28, a few days before shooting began, burton commented in his journal, two more days before i go to mexico. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie download full hd youtube. In 1969 richard burton made an unspectacular movie called raid on rommel. Stanulis productions, annenberg media et tinder media. And they dont believe he can stand up to superior british forces. French translation of raid the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. It was timed for the night of 1718 november 1941, just before the start of operation crusader. Cast, richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, wolfgang preiss. John colicos, richard burton,, official content from universal studios home entertainment a british soldier goes undercover to. Rommel internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Raid on rommel is a conventional war film, well after the end of world war two.