Tobruk [Blu-ray]

Director: Arthur Hiller Arthur Hiller

Overview

An armed forces major is assigned to take a special unit of ninety men across the desert of Libya to destroy military supplies in Tobruk during the second World War. To avoid confrontation with enemy forces occupying the territory, they must disguise themselves as German soldiers escorting prisoners of war.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/21/2020
UPC:	0738329242411
Original Release:	1967
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	21,689

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rock Hudson	Le major Donald Craig
George Peppard	Kurt Bergman
Nigel Green	Le colonel John Harker
Jack Watson	Actor
Guy Stockwell	Le lieutenant Max Mohnfeld
Norman Rossington	Alfie
Percy Herbert	Dolan
Liam Redmond	Henry Portman
Heidy Hunt	Cheryl Portman
Leo Gordon	Sgt. Krug
Robert Wolders	Cpl. Bruckner
Anthony Ashdown	Lt. Boyden
Curt Lowens	German Colonel
Henry Cattani	Cpl. Stuhler,Cpl. Stuhler
Peter Coe	Tuareg Chieftain
Lawrence Montaigne	Italian Officer
Robert Hoy	British Corporal,British Corporal
Phil Adams	S.I.G. Bocker
Ron Rondell	S.I.G. Schell
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	S.I.G. Schell
Lee Faulkner	Actor
Fritz Ford	Actor,German Patrol Captain
Joseph Sargent	Actor
Bronislau Kaper	Composer

Technical Credits

Leo Gordon

Arthur Hiller	Director
Gene Corman	Producer
John Daheim	Stunts
Albert Whitlock	Special Effects
Howard Anderson	Special Effects
Leo Gordon	Screenwriter
Waldon O. Watson	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Tobruk is about an exciting, based-on-real-life incident, a stealth suicide mission against the forces of the Nazi Desert Fox himself, Rommel. There's plenty of ingredients here for a suspenseful, emotional, gripping, character-driven war story. And indeed, the final 20 minutes or so of Tobruk is grand, a beautifully directed, cinematically vivid account of the attack itself. Director Arthur Hiller is in top form here, executing the sequence with an aplomb and mastery that is thrilling. It's a great finale, and it only makes one wonder why some shred of that excitement couldn't have found its way into the rest of the picture. That's not to say that there isn't anything of interest to be found before this. Rock Hudson does a credible job as the hero of the film, and George Peppard is very convincing as the Palestinian leader. Nigel Green also has more than a few moments along the way. But Leo V. Gordon's screenplay never gives them enough to play. It's poorly constructed, with dialogue that is too often feeble though it tries hard to be muscular. And although things happen in it, it just can't seem to get started until its climax. As said, that climax is a huge plus -- put it's not enough to save the whole movie.