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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. Richard burton never wrote that last love letter telegraph. Richard burton list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Raid on rommel uses all the pyrotechnics out of tobruk, splicing the film footage into a picture starring richard burton. Richard burton is a famous welsh actor, but he is also known for is multiple marriages including twice to elizabeth taylor. There actually was a raid on tobruk, 14 september 1942, including the germanjewish sig and fake british pows.

Richard burton was a welsh actor who had established himself as a formidable shakespearean actor in the 1950s with his mellifluous baritone voice. Richard burton plays an officer in the british eighth army, battling rommels forces in defense of tobruk. This followup to the desert fox focuses on english captain macroberts richard burton, who bravely commands an australian battalion defending tobruk against rommel and his afrika korps. His task is to pretend to be dying of heat exhaustion and intercept a german convoy heading for tobruk. The screenplay was by john briley, based on the novel the medusa touch by peter van greenaway. Neither arthur hiller s tobruk 1967, starring rock hudson and george peppard, nor henry hathaway s raid on rommel 1971, with richard burton, qualify as. Richard walter burton 10 november 1925 5 august 1984 was a welsh stage and cinema actor he appeared in more than 40 movies and received 7 academy award nominations. 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. Neither arthur hiller s tobruk 1967, starring rock hudson and george peppard, nor henry hathaway s raid on rommel 1971, with richard burton, qualify as classic hollywood war movies. The 1971 war film raid on rommel, directed by henry hathaway and starring richard burton, made extensive use of combat footage from tobruk. Taylor og burton blev skilt i juni 1974, men giftede sig igen 10. Richard burton and liz taylor on the set of villain in.

The film s storyline concerns the siege of tobruk in north africa during world war ii. He storms his way through the dialogue, delivering blistering diatribes against the. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. This movie is a mixture of the guns of naverone and battle of the bulge as you have american tanks m41 walker bulldogs and m48 patton as german panzers all of which is footage lifted from tobruk similar to the bulge film. The desert rats is a 1953 american blackandwhite war film from 20th century fox, produced by robert l. Rommel arrives at headquarters and plots the conquest of the suez canal, but the port of tobruk must be taken first. The desert rats 1953 may 19, 2015 march 1, 2019 monsterhunter richard burton plays a scottish officer named macroberts who somehow gets put in charge of a group of australian soldiers at tobruk during world war ii. The desert rats ist ein usamerikanischer film aus dem jahr 1953. The film was originally intended as a madefortelevision film, with richard burton cast as british army captain alex foster, who after allowing his company to be captured by a german convoy, plans to infiltrate the libyan port of tobruk. In 1971, universal pictures brazenly reused much of tobruks footage in the richard burton bmovie raid on rommel. It stars richard burton as a british commando attempting to destroy german gun emplacements in tobruk.

Jacks, directed by robert wise, that stars richard burton, james mason, and robert newton. Filmatiseringen af george orwells 1984 blev richard burtons sidste film. A comparison of the war movies tobruk and raid on rommel. The gunfighter a short film by eric kissack narrated by nick. Movie, tobruk movie,tobruk trailer,tobruk 1967, arthur hiller,george. Burton first became known as a movie actor with his role in my cousin rachel. Richard burton, original name richard walter jenkins, jr. In the mid1960s, burton went up into the ranks of the top box office stars and by the late 1960s, was the highestpaid actor in the world. The medusa touch is a 1978 british supernatural thrillerhorror film directed by jack gold. The film proper was shot in halfframe techniscope, which accounts for the higher granularity in many scenes, and the sometimes unconvincing traveling matte shots. Richard burton plays an officer in the british eighth army, battling rommels forces in. In 1967 there was a movie called tobruk that starred rock hudson.

Richard burton never wrote that last love letter in the 27 years since her husbands death, sally burton has kept silent about the film stars turbulent relationship with elizabeth taylor. Picture is a rather impersonal account of warfare that. The desert rats was a quickly assembled followup to 20th centuryfoxs successful war film the desert fox. Battle of tobruk is fought in the desert rats as a followup, but not a sequel, to the desert fox, the 1951 field marshal rommel feature. Desert rat or desert rat or its plural may refer to. Richard burton once again gives n outstanding performance as alex foster who must destroy the german guns. Burton is the archetypal angry young man in the film version of john osbournes groundbreaking play.

Richard burton and liz taylor on the set of villain in pictures richard burton as vic dakin on the set of the film villain, 1971 richard burton and liz taylor on the set of villain in pictures. 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. The film was written by leo gordon and released through universal. Richard burton film library the richard burton online museum. Action packed war epic about a group of british commandos who find themselves trapped behind enemy lines after the german afrika korps smash through the allied defenses in north africa. Portions of the film were edited into the 1971 richard burton film. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, 2 3 burton established himself as a formidable shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of hamlet in 1964. The german advance from libya into egypt has cut off the vital libyan port of tobruk, which remains in allied hands. Richard burton rises from pommy brass captain to lt. An excellent movie starring richard burton as a captured british commandoin cog nito as a regular soldier looking to blow up the main nazi guns before they blow up a small convey as they attack the coast and the story of how he and a few other enlisted commandoes train a medical battalion to be commandoes themselves. The 1971 war movie raid on rommel, directed by henry hathaway and starring richard burton, made extensive use of combat footage from tobruk and also featured a very similar storyline about a british commando force infiltrating enemy lines and raiding the afrika.

Theres less mason in this sort of sequel to the desert fox, but replaced by a very steady richard burton in army uniform for what is a film that includes some very well done. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. The desert rats is a 1953 film directed by robert wise, starring richard burton and james mason it tells the story of the siege of tobruk, aprilnovember 1941. Unlike the outcome in the movie, operation agreement was a complete failure. This time around burton and company are forgettable. Portions of the film were edited into the 1971 richard burton film raid on rommel 1971. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie duration.

The rest of the film is a gritty classic in bw with burton playing off of a former schoolteacher who is now part of the australian army, and a battalion that burton ends up commanding. It stars richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick and harry andrews, with cameos by alan badel, derek jacobi, gordon jackson, jeremy brett and michael hordern. The narrator informs us that we are about to witness the story of tobruk and the desert rats who defended it. John colicos, richard burton,, official content from universal studios. The kl studio classics bluray of tobruk is a smart and attractive transfer of this budget epic. He was a recipient of bafta, golden globe and tony awards for best actor. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring.

Richard burton, james mason, robert newton, robert douglas. 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. I dont know how much more mileage this same company can get out of that tobruk film. The 1971 war film raid on rommel, directed by henry hathaway and starring richard burton, made extensive use of combat footage from tobruk and also featured a very similar storyline about a british commando force infiltrating enemy lines and raiding the afrika korps supply bases. Its an extremely lairy and tasty piece of work in which richard burton gave one of his best, most lipsmackingly gruesome performances. Raid on rommel was the younger sevareids only feature film appearance. Richard burton full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Raid on rommel dvd, 1998 a very average wwii movie starring richard burton as an allied commando posing as a nazi officer.