As a sergeant, theo dumas or dudu, who is presented at the start of the film as a former boxing champion of europe lino ventura, he was actually champion of europe of grecoroman wrestling in 1950 commands a group of french soldiers charles aznavour, maurice biraud, and the spanish german cobos escaped. Taxi for tobruk is one of best movie released on 9 may 1961 starring hardy kruger, lino ventura, maurice biraud, charles aznavour, german cobos. Hltq is an airport serving the mediterranean port city of tobruk, capital of the butnan district of libya. Taxi for tobruk 1961 changes the movie database tmdb. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. By 1911, tobruk had become an italian kingdom of italy 18611946 military post, but during world war ii, allied forces, mainly the australian 6th division, took tobruk on 22 january 1941. Tobruk seems to be the place to be held to the death without thought of retirement. What its about is an allied raid on the fuel bunkers at tobruk that keep rommels panzers going. Very good and entertaining war picture, tobruk is a classic of the genre, but by no means is this an accurate retelling of the famous tobruk battle. The seesaw struggle for tobruk would make a great film as the key port city on the north african coast passes from axis to allied hands a few times over the 19401942 period. Booklet 3 world drug report united nations office on drugs and.
The stars are, lino ventura, maurice biraud, german cobos, charles aznavour and hardy kruger. Watch taxi for tobruk the most exciting, explosive journey the screen has ever taken through a minefield of human emotions. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in. The world war two cemeteries you can visit in tobruk include the allied cemetery, the french cemetery, knightsbridge cemetery near acroma, 25 km west of tobruk, and the german cemetery located inside a castle, with the names of dak soldiers died in the wars inscribed on its surrounding walls. In this ww ii adventure, a band of french soldiers must escort a group of high ranking german officers across the north african desert. Shortly after the grenada episode, thatcher received an american diplo. One of the finest films ever made in french cinema, this classic stars lino ventura one of frances finest actors, known for such classics as army of shadows which was rated as the best film of 2006 when it was rereleased, and the film noir classe tous risques, and hardy kruger famous for his incredible performance in the classic film flight of the phoenix with james stewart and for. Hi im brit army officer,as part of a wprld tour of our battle honours sites we aim to visit tobruk in june 06. Nov 29, 2008 german party in the dunes of normandy. The film takes significant liberties with the real events, yet it is an exciting and thrilling war feature with several terrific performances from its cast. In this ww ii adventure, a band of french soldiers must escort a group of highranking german officers across the north african desert.
During world war ii, french commandos join forces with a german officer in order to survive the african desert. An armed forces major is assigned to take a special unit of ninety men across the desert of libya to destroy military supplies in tobruk during the second world war. Narcotic drugs of 1961, except for buprenorphine, which is controlled under schedule iii of the convention on psycho tropic substances of 1971. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. The airport is 23 kilometres 14 mi south of tobruk, at the town of al adm. The city is beautifully situated along its ushaped harbour, between the encroaching sands of the sahara from the south and lively mediterranean waves from the north. Rome2rio makes travelling from cairo to tobruk easy. Cairo to tobruk 2 ways to travel via car, and plane. New service to tobruk main features tobruk is located in eastern libya, 500 km east from benghazi, close to the egyptian border this port represents an opportunity to serve the eastern part of the country tobruk will be served from malta on a regular basis tobruk is the 4th libyan port covered by cma cgm. But if youre looking for a factional account of that story, this aint it.
By 1911, tobruk had become an italian military post, but during world war ii, allied forces, mainly the australian 6th division, took tobruk on 22 january 1941. Download torrent taxi fast and easy torrent search. As a sergeant, theo dumas or dudu, who is presented at the start of the film as a former boxing champion of europe lino ventura, he was actually champion of europe of grecoroman wrestling in 1950 commands a group of french soldiers charles aznavour, maurice biraud, and the spanish german. It is proving to be slightly difficult to find accommodation nearby ive looked at benghazi aswell as tobruk itself, triploi will probably be too far as we need to be at the site at a specific time on a specific day. At the beginning there are some brief biographic remarks about the main characters. Taxi for tobruk 1961 french commandos charles aznavour, lino ventura kidnap a german captain hardy kruger and cross the north african desert in his car. Screenplay by michel audiard, rene havard, patelliere. Tobruk was the site of an ancient greek colony and, later, of a roman fortress guarding the frontier of cyrenaica. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1961 freigegeben. Lost in the deserts of lybia, a french commando unit struggles to find the road to the battlefield of elalamein, unsure whether their german prisoner hardy kruger is. Taxi for tobruk 1961 this world war two film is set in north africa during late summer 1942. It is proving to be slightly difficult to find accommodation nearby ive looked at benghazi aswell as tobruk itself, triploi will probably be too far as we need to be at the site at a. Sadly, theres not lino ventura nor hardy kruger aboard.
Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Find all the transport options for your trip from cairo to tobruk right here. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, disturbing and rough films and tv shows about with car driving, danger, murder, car, violence, death, blood, friendship, female nudity and brutality plots mostly in drama, thriller and crime genres shot in usa, germany. Australians, backed by british artillery and tanks, captured the fortress in the first allied drive through cyrenaica libya, and australian troops, again backed by british artillery, held it against as great odds as have been faced by any garrison in history.
The most exciting, explosive journey the screen has ever taken through a minefield of human emotions. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. Over the centuries, tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan route. Cast and crew credits for tobruk, 1967, directed by arthur hiller, with rock hudson, george peppard, nigel green, at turner classic movies. The list contains the best, new and most relevant car driving movies ordered by relevance. Well, not exactly the same taxi as in the movie, as this one is an aussie ford wot3 and in quite better shape. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators, ensuring you can make. Tobruk 1967 in order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks. Over the centuries, tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan caravan travellers route. The harmon memorial lectures in military history, 19882017. The rats of tobruk was the name given to the soldiers of the garrison who held the libyan port of tobruk against the. Taxi 625x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles.
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