Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. 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. September 1942 with erwin rommels afrika korps on the march through egypt, a british special forces unit, composed of german jews who serve with the british despite the mutual resentment between both, kidnap a canadian officer who is an expert topographer and who is held prisoner by the vichy french in algeria. The oath of tobruk 2012 online free movie 123movies. In his film the oath of tobruk, the french writer charts his role in persuading sarkozy to back the libyan revolt. But if youre looking for a factional account of that story, this aint it. The oath of tobruk is a documentary directed by bernardhenri levy. Jacks, directed by robert wise, that stars richard burton, james mason, and robert newton. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. What its about is an allied raid on the fuel bunkers at tobruk that keep rommels panzers going. This was an adf pr video extolling the values of the australian defence forces. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. The film crew and i deemed it essential to be the witnesses of that.
The siege continued for 240 days up to 27 november 1941. The rats of tobruk is a 1944 australian film directed by charles chauvel. Over the centuries, tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan route. For the best experience please update your browser. The film is quite entertaining, and there are some good ideas in the script, and some nicely shot action scenes, but the film never really rises above average. Levy documented the unfolding of the war and the spontaneous popular revolt that became a revolution through the efforts. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. In late 1940, the allies had defeated the italian 10th army during operation compass 9 december 1940 9 february 1941 and trapped the remnants at beda. From this journey, comes a logbook in images that offers a privileged view of a war that is unfinished but whose stakes are of global importance. The independentfilm mogul has bought the oath of tobruk, a documentary about the 2011 libyan revolution directed by the provocateur french philosopher bernardhenri levy. Tobruk is a 1967 american technicolor drama war film directed by arthur hiller and starring rock hudson and george peppard. 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.
The film, directed by renowned french philosopher, journalist and filmmaker bernardhenri levy, was made over the eightmonth period of conflict that put an end to muammar gaddafis reign in libya. Months later, it got to my local theater in brooklyn and i saw it again on a doublefeature with 007 in you only live twice, no less. The town later became a way station on the coastal caravan route. 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. By those who made this war libyans, french and others. Cannes film festival 2012 a list of 61 titles created 22 may 2012 see all related lists related items. The oath of tobruk followers of global politics will be surprised to learn that bernardhenri levy is responsible for the downfall of muammar gaddafi, but thats the story levy tells in the oath. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in. What this movie lacks is a story, a dramatization, in other words a script. Tobruk pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released tobruk pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The film s storyline concerns the siege of tobruk in north africa during world war ii.
Cannes film festival 2012 a list of 61 titles created 22 may 2012 writers side in movies a list of 18 images created 20 dec 20 see all related lists. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. An abridged version was released in the united states in 1951 as the fighting rats of tobruk. The oath of tobruk is a 2012 movie directed by bernardhenri levy, bernardhenri levy. Likewise when the film ends it automatically begins again. The battle started on 11 april 1941, when tobruk was besieged by an italian and nazi german force commanded by lieutenant general erwin rommel. After thirty years of fighting in different theatres of. The famous story of the rats of tobruk and the ships that supplied them in ww2, as told by the rats themselves. The film, directed by renowned french philosopher, journalist and filmmaker bernardhenri levy, was made over. The film was written by leo gordon who also acted in the film and released through universal pictures. Six months of a war for freedom, resulting in the fall of one of the longest, most. Because it is libyas only natural harbour, tobruk was.
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. Siege of tobruk simple english wikipedia, the free. I remember seeing this film on a large screen on broadway in new york city. The rats of tobruk film the rats of tobruk is a 1944 australian film directed by charles chauvel. Tobruk concerns a british army group assigned the job of getting through the desert to destroy rommels fuel reserves at tobruk. A late addition to the festival program, levys film was coproduced by the frenchgerman culture channel arte and seems most. Masquerading as germans, the group leads a bold attack on a major nazi fuel depot in the libyan port city of tobruk. 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. Basically the dvd begins playing as soon as it is inserted into the dvd player.
The films title is a reference to the oath of kufra, made when the free french scored their first victory in libya and swore not to lay down their. Tobruk was the site of an ancient greek colony and, later, of a roman fortress guarding the frontier of cyrenaica. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Loosely based on fact, tobruk tells the story of an allied mission to destroy rommels fuel supply at the port city of tobruk. It was the site of antipyrgos, an ancient greek agricultural colony, and thereafter of a roman fortress guarding the cyrenaican frontier. The siege of tobruk was a battle in libya during the north african campaign of world war ii. Cannes film festival 2012 a list of 61 titles created 22 may 2012 see all related lists. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
The solitary reason i gave the film four stars is that the dvd has no root menu and no special features. The oath of tobruk brought a whiff of the parisian left bank to the closing weekend of cannes. After thirty years of chasing wars and conflicts, bernardhenri levy takes us along for a journey reminiscent of malraux and hemingway, though retaining a style all his own. The acquisition comes a day after weinstein picked up code name geronimo, a narrative film about the killing of osama bin laden, in the cannes market. Brigada negra black brigade aka carters army, 1970, full movie, spanish, cinetel duration. The desert rats is a 1953 american blackandwhite war film from 20th century fox, produced by robert l. Margo cinema, studio 37, arte france cinema see more. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green.
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