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Raid on Rommel
“He took o Rommel...the Sahara...and a unit of untrained me to blow the Desert Fox to Hell.”
5.8 / 10• 1971• 1h 39m•PG• English
WarAction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Burton
Capt. Alex Foster
Lead
John Colicos
Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie
Wolfgang Preiss
Gen. Erwin Rommel
Clinton Greyn
Maj. Hugh Tarkington
Danielle De Metz
Vivianne Gagliardo
KA
Karl-Otto Alberty
Schroeder
Christopher Cary
Conscientious Objector
John Orchard
Garth
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Hathaway's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Raid on Rommel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
