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In 1942 Libya, a German-speaking British Intelligence officer uses former British POWs, some dressed in German uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside German-captured Tobruk.

Primary Title
  • Raid on Rommel
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 11 November 2018
Release Year
  • 1971
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 30
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • In 1942 Libya, a German-speaking British Intelligence officer uses former British POWs, some dressed in German uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside German-captured Tobruk.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • German
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942--Drama
  • World War, 1939-1945--Drama
  • Libya--Tobruk
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Historical drama
  • War
Contributors
  • Henry Hathaway (Director)
  • Richard M. Bluel (Writer)
  • Richard Burton (Actor)
  • John Colicos (Actor)
  • Clinton Greyn (Actor)
  • Wolfgang Preiss (Actor)
  • Danielle De Metz (Actor)
  • Harry Tatelman (Producer)
  • Hal Mooney (Composer)
  • Earl Rath (Director of Photography)
  • Universal Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942--Drama
  • World War, 1939-1945--Drama
  • Libya--Tobruk
  • Feature films--United States