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Tobruk

1967Movie1 h 47 min

58

DecentGoodWatch score

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment.

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Puts you on the battlefield.
Gets your pulse racing.
Draws you into power games.
Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.4
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109107
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1967
February 7, 1967
59 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanItalianArabic
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 1
Arthur Hiller Director
Writing · 1
Leo Gordon Screenplay
Production · 1
Gene Corman Producer
Camera · 1
Russell Harlan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Robert C. Jones Editor
Sound · 4
Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
Waldon O. Watson Sound
Lyle Cain Sound
Art · 4
John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration
Henry Bumstead Art Direction
Oliver Emert Set Decoration
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Larry Germain Hairstylist
Gary Morris Makeup Artist
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 4
Hal Needham Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr. Stunts
Bob Herron Stunts
Charlie Picerni Stunts

Tropes

Insert Grenade HereRare · in 36 titlesThe film cleverly put this together with Fake in the Hole for an ingenius German tankheist.All 6 tropes

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