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Hannibal Brooks( 1969)

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Overview

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Oliver Reed

      Brooks

    2. cast image

      Michael J. Pollard

      Packy

    3. cast image

      Wolfgang Preiss

      Col. von Haller

    4. cast image

      Karin Baal

      Vronia

    5. cast image

      Helmuth Lohner

      Willi

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      Peter Carsten

      Kurt

    7. cast image

      Ralf Wolter

      Dr. Mendel

    8. cast image

      Jürgen Draeger

      Sami

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      Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

      Kellerman

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    I recall seeing this film as a child, and it always made me smile. Oliver Reed is the eponymous WWII POW who has a job at a zoo in Munich looking after "Lucy". Nope, she's not a glamorous blonde - she's an elephant, and quite a stubborn one at that. As the allies close in, it's decided to evacuate "Lucy" to Austria, but when an officer commandeers their train, they decide to walk - the two, with a pair of soldiers as escort and a cook. Their escapades are light hearted adventures with Reed on good form as the recalcitrant determined to get himself and his "girl" to the safety of Switzerland. Wo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • elephant
    • switzerland
    • world war ii
    • prisoner of war
    • zoo
    • satire