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Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

He took o Rommel...the Sahara...and a unit of untrained me to blow the Desert Fox to Hell.

1971•1h 39m•5.9/10
WarAction

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5.9/10(54)

Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Capt. Alex Foster

John Colicos

John Colicos

Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Gen. Erwin Rommel

Clinton Greyn

Clinton Greyn

Maj. Hugh Tarkington

Danielle De Metz

Danielle De Metz

Vivianne Gagliardo

Karl-Otto Alberty

Schroeder

Christopher Cary

Christopher Cary

Conscientious Objector

John Orchard

John Orchard

Garth

Brook Williams

Brook Williams

Reilly

Greg Mullavey

Greg Mullavey

Brown

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

Admiral

Michael Sevareid

Wembley

Chris Anders

Tank Sergeant

James O'Hara

James O'Hara

Lt. Executive Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Whyte

Flag Captain (uncredited)

Robert Wolders

Robert Wolders

German Pilot (uncredited)

Ronald Southart

British Colonel (uncredited)

Erik Holland

Erik Holland

Sentry at Checkpoint (uncredited)

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