
September 1942 - With Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps on the march through Egypt, a British special forces unit, composed of German Jews who serve with the British despite the mutual resentment between both, kidnap a Canadian officer who is an expert topographer and who is held prisoner by the Vichy French in Algeria. The officer, Donald Craig, must negotiate a company of British and German-Jewish commandos through 800 miles of the Sahara to aide a pending amphibious landing agai... (Full plot summary below)
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September 1942 - With Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps on the march through Egypt, a British special forces unit, composed of German Jews who serve with the British despite the mutual resentment between both, kidnap a Canadian officer who is an expert topographer and who is held prisoner by the Vichy French in Algeria. The officer, Donald Craig, must negotiate a company of British and German-Jewish commandos through 800 miles of the Sahara to aide a pending amphibious landing against Tobruk's massive fuel storage base - a mission that sees one impediment after another, and which discovers an undetected German armored force ready to win the battle of Egypt.
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| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniThe results are noise, flames and fireworks that will give action film fans their money's worth. |
| User ReviewAndy PSunday afternoons during the 70's.....classic |
| User ReviewKen Tit was good, but i didnt like the fact that the "Good" German dies |
| User Reviewgary twow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green all play good parts throughout this movie..i think that the director of this Drama, Classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs are pretty kewl throughout this movie..its a good movie 2 watch |
| User ReviewJon COne of the great 60's war films, right up there with The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare, which all presented World War Two as a great visual spectacle. In this particular film we have Rock Hudson, portraying a Canadian military officer, being rescued from capture by the French in North Africa by a group of Jewish German commandos under the leadership of George Peppard, here in one of the many action roles he worked in before he became the leader of the A-Team on television. The Jews want to fight back against their Nazi oppressors and have a definite axe to grind, and the British just want to see Rommel's advance towards Egypt stopped dead, and to do that they mount an ambitious, suicidal mission to destroy his fuel depot in Tobruk, using these Jewish soldiers and Hudson, who is familiar with the desert and its terrain. It's a top-notch cast, with many well-known British character actors, and it certainly is a fine action film which has no bones about showing the Germans as formidable opponents, which they certainly were. |
| User Reviewhannah bA true story about a group of British soldiers along with a regiment of german jews travelling across Egypt to stop the petrol supply for the nazis; with a few hiccups along the way. It has some witty one liners amongst the drama, it has a great cast with Peppard playing a superb role and Hudson playing a true hero. Its such an interesting film as to see a battle undemined as it was crucial; it is a real classic. |
| User ReviewDave JGreat ww2 film with Hudson and Peppard. This film follows a SIG team (German/Palestinian Jews dressed as Nazis fighting for the Allied forces) alongside with British Commandos and one Canadian(Hudson) acting as their prisoners. With a spy within their group and a wast desert to cross, There is bound to be difficulties obtaining their mission. Mainly blowing up Rommel`s fuel deposit in Tubrok. I loved the scene where they trick the axis of evil to fight eachother. Priceless. |
| User ReviewPatrick CSome good twists and turns and some great lines. The acting was pretty good as well, except when George Peppard slipped in and out of his accent. The worst part for me? Watching them parade around in US tanks and halftracks and pretending they were German. |
| User ReviewPaul DOne of several films around the famous WWII battle, although this one is for entertainment purposes only, and it pleases. |
| User ReviewPaul CStandard Boys Own World War 2 adventure story with Hollywood heavyweights Rck Hudson and George Peppard completely upstaged by British Colonel Nigel Green. Refreshingly free of a female love interest too! |