General rommel germany ww2 desert fox blitzkrieg a. Raid on rommel on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs. Tatelman plundered the universal studios stock footage archives for all of the exciting action footage from hillers tobruk and seamlessly incorporated it into raid on rommel. Field marshal erwin rommel was a noted german commander during world war ii. Alex foster richard burton, a captain in the british navy, heads to the libyan seaport of tobruk during world war ii. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5. Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running. Erwin johannes eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was one of the most famous german field marshals of world war ii. 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. Rommel led his division, covering fifty miles during the night, so by the morning of may 17 he was ahead of both panzer divisions advancing on his flanks. Raid on rommel is an american b movie in technicolor from 1971, directed by henry hathaway and set in north africa during the. The operation included an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the commander of panzergruppe afrika in north africa. Raid on rommel manufactured on demand, ntsc format on tcm. Starring richard burton, john colicos, wolfgang preiss, clinton greyn.
Raid on rommel 1971 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. This was filmed in the foothills just outside of san felipe. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. The commando raid to capture rommel at his libyan hq was codenamed operation flipper.
Raid on rommel is een amerikaanse oorlogsfilm uit 1971 onder regie van henry hathaway. Erwin rommel was, for a time, hitlers favorite general. The city, which offers access to important trade routes, has been taken over by the germans, and foster goes undercover as. Oct 21, 2006 re the original a raid on rommela and a stirling authorised a raid on rommel back in the desert daysa, cana t see stirling was in a position to a authorisea anything. Watch raid on rommel online stream full movie directv. Watch raid on rommel starring richard burton in this militarywar on directv. He proves skillful in battle, quickly going up the ranks. Raid on rommel is an american b movie in technicolor from 1971, directed by henry hathaway and set in north africa during the second world war. John colicos, richard burton,, official content from universal studios home entertainment a british soldier goes undercover to. Raid on rommel is a conventional war film, well after the end of world war two. Stonewall uprising 2010 in june 1969, a police raid on new yorks stonewall inn sparks a threeday riot that leads to the gayrights movement 2198 263 comments crime scene cleaners 2017 a 30 min documentary about one mans business he started for cleaning up dead bodies and the grotesque mess they leave behind. Richard burton stars as british officer captain foster in this wwii action spectacular.
Raid on rommel, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, warworld war ii, 025192096341. Was the desert fox an honest soldier or just another nazi. Raid on rommel deserves no oscars or special recognition of any kind, but it is an amenable way to spend 99 minutes. He was the commander of the deutsches afrika korps and also became known by the nickname the desert fox for the skilful military campaigns he waged on behalf of the german army in north africa. In march 1948 they joined with the laissezfaire free democrats to install as. Richard burton, john colicos, wolfgang preiss, christopher cary. Operation flipper the commando raid to capture rommel.
You said on twitter that therere only optical changes even thought games are art and the removing of hakenkreuze is still useless because people will mod it back in but i guess thats the problem, right. Rommel hardly paused as his panzer division swept through, the tanks firing to both flanks as they sped on to the west. It has echoes of the guns of navarone a group of commandos are freed to go on a mission to tobruk and destroy the harbour guns. A wehrmacht soldier takes a british pow to rommel, with a 98k slung over his back. Foster is a man with a mission he wants to strike a blow. On june 28, a few days before shooting began, burton commented in his journal, two more days before i go to mexico.
Raid on rommel manufactured on demand, ntsc format on tcm shop. Germany world war ii britannica encyclopedia britannica. In that time, many of you have generously donated to. Hear classic music from raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at tcm. Nov 19, 2016 despite lieutenant colonel keyes attempt to kill rommel, the field marshal gave orders that keyes be buried with the four german officers who were killed in the raid, and receive full military. We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may i say across the havoc of war, a great general. You said on twitter that therere only optical changes even thought games are art and the removing of hakenkreuze is still.
Speaking in the house of commons in 1942, winston churchill said of rommel. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. Official theatrical movie poster for raid on rommel 1971. When allied plans go awry, an undercover british captain must lead a ragtag group of pows on a daring mission to destroy nazi weaponry in this world war ii. Rommel internet movie firearms database guns in movies. The german blitzkrieg had become rommels blitzkrieg. Dedicated to identifying aircraft throughout movies, television, and video games. Raid on rommel was the younger sevareids only feature film appearance. Operation flipper also called the rommel raid was a british commando raid during the second world war, mainly by men from no.
I think this film, raid on rommel, is the better of the two films. In infantry attacks, we get a clear look at field marshall erwin rommels life before his fame in the second world war when he was just an ordinary lieutenant in the first world war simply trying to survive. I know the camera work is not focused at all times, but please leave any comments or suggestions so i may improve. These photos are from the 1971 movie raid on rommel. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie download full hd youtube. Read the full synopsis of raid on rommel, 1971, directed by henry hathaway, with richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, at turner classic movies. The city, which offers access to important trade routes, has been taken over by the germans, and foster goes undercover as a nazi to reunite with british soldiers being held behind enemy lines and lead them to seize control of the port. The small raiding party achieved total surprise but, due to poor intelligence, the mission was impossible since rommel was in rome at the time. Fife victoria cross hero who launched raid on rommel. Operation flipper was a british commando raid during the second world war, mainly by men from no. Alex foster of british eighth army intelligence assumes the identity of a corporal lorry driver transporting wounded soldiers so that he can make contact with a german convoy escorting british prisoners from a field hospital to tobruk. The forced suicide of field marshall rommel, 1944, eyewitness to history. Raid on rommel by henry hathaway chris anders, greg mullavey. Richard burton, john calicos, wolfgang preiss richard burton stars as british officer captain foster in this wwii action spectacular.
There are some scenes in this film that were taken from the film tobruk. Operation flipper 1941 raid book 43 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. You may like to know before watching raid on rommel that the aerial footage and the battle scenes it included were leftovers from the film tobruk 1966, edited into a different storyline. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. It stars richard burton as a british commando attempting to destroy german gun emplacements in tobruk.
The british fleet is enroute to north africa to engage the germans, and the best port for them to use is tobruk. Feb 10, 2018 my first germany strategy video is here. Foster is a man with a mission he wants to strike a blow against the nazis in north africa so he dresses up as a german officer, frees an illmatched group of prisonersofwar, and leads them in an assault on the stronghold base of the reknowned field marshall rommel, blowing up fuel dumps and generally. Operation flipper the commando raid to capture rommel north africa 1418 nov 1941. The great richard burton also stars, giving the film a commanding feel and finally, having viewed and enjoyed tobruk, i am delighted to view the great action sequences on dvd, as only raid on rommel is available on this format. It was timed for the night of 1718 november 1941, just before the start of operation crusader. In 1942 libya, a germanspeaking british intelligence officer uses former british pows, some dressed in german uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside germancaptured tobruk. Raid on rommel atac impotriva lui rommel 1971 film. Raid on rommel on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. German bombers began their attack in august 1940, but the british proved intractable. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The disastrous raid on tobruk, the illfated operation agreement, took place in september 1942. Repulsed by the british, he returned with the afrika korps in june 1942, and finally took the city. Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that hitler.
In 1969 richard burton made an unspectacular movie called raid on rommel. Captain foster plans on raiding germanoccupied tobruk with hand picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a quaker conscientious objector. Sep 21, 2011 a german film about second world war general erwin rommel has been criticised by members of the soldiers family, who say it depicts him as a nazi criminal who was in thrall to hitler a famed. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Raid on rommel 1971 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Karlotto alberty, wolfgang preiss, john colicos, richard burton. Raid on rommel by henry hathaway chris anders, greg. The operation included an attack on the headquarters of erwin rommel, the. A german film about second world war general erwin rommel has been criticised by members of the soldiers family, who say it depicts him as a. Despite lieutenant colonel keyes attempt to kill rommel, the field marshal gave orders that keyes be buried with the four german officers who were killed in the raid, and receive full military. Known as the desert fox rommel earned fame throughout wwii. After the success in 1940, when as the commander of a panzer division he crushed the french, rommel was appointed to the command of the german forces in africa afrika korps where his tactical genius, recognized even by the enemy, and the ability to inspire his soldiers and use limited resources at maximum levels, convinced. With richard burton, john colicos, clinton greyn, wolfgang preiss.
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