Raid on Rommel (1971)

Raid on Rommel (1971) (DVD) (*)

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Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Hathaway

Written By:
Richard M. Bluel

Actors:
Richard Burton ..... Capt. Alex Foster
John Colicos ..... Sgt. Maj. Allan MacKenzie
Clinton Greyn ..... Maj. Hugh Tarkington
Wolfgang Preiss ..... Gen. Erwin Rommel
Danielle De Metz ..... Vivianne Gagliardo
Karl-Otto Alberty ..... Capt. Heinz Schroeder
Christopher Cary ..... Cpl. Peter Merrihew
John Orchard ..... Dan Garth
Brook Williams ..... Sgt. Joe Reilly
Greg Mullavey ..... Pvt. Ed Brown
Ben Wright ..... Admiral
Michael Sevareid ..... Cpl. Bill Wembley
Chris Anders ..... Tank Sergeant
Ron Berkeley
Mike Kulcsar ..... Bit (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Hal Foster's Sunday-comics saga of a young Viking prince in the service of King Arthur is brought to the screen in CinemaScope and Technicolor in Prince Valiant. Despite the fact that he sports a dutch bob that makes him look like actress Phyllis Kirk, Robert Wagner is quite virile and convincing as the title character. Trained for the Round Table by Sir Gawain (Sterling Hayden), Valiant takes time out to fall in love with the beautiful Princess Aleta (Janet Leigh). The villain of the piece is The Black Knight, aka Sir Brack (top-billed James Mason), who intends to topple King Arthur (Brian Aherne) from his throne, then conquer Valiant's people in Scandia. But Prince Valiant proves a fearsome opponent to the usurping Sir Brack. Sadly, most currently available prints of Prince Valiant have been panned-and-scanned, denying viewers the opportunity to revel in Henry Hathaway's creative utilization of the CinemaScope format.

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. Despite all odds they succeed with their mission. On the way they pick up and drug the mistress of an Italian general, blow up the entire fuel supply for the Afrika Korps, and swap philatelic gossip with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Posing as a Nazi officer, Allied commando Captain Foster (Richard Burton) infiltrates the heavily armed ranks of General Rommel (Wolfgang Preiss) as part of a desperate plan to destroy the heavy German artillery at Tobruk in North Africa.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 01 February, 2021.