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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

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      Michael J. Pollard

      Packy

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      Wolfgang Preiss

      Col. von Haller

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      Karin Baal

      Vronia

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      Helmuth Lohner

      Willi

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      Peter Carsten

      Kurt

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      Ralf Wolter

      Dr. Mendel

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      Jürgen Draeger

      Sami

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      Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

      Kellerman

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      John Alderton

      Bernard

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      Maria Brockerhoff

      Anna

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      Til Kiwe

      Von Haller's Sergeant

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      Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

      Elephant Keeper Kellermann

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      Erik Jelde

      Zoo Director Stern

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      Fred Haltiner

      Josef

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      John Porter-Davison

      Geordie

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      Terence Sewards

      Twilight

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      James Donald

      Padre

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      Robert Rietti

      Elephant Keeper Kellermann (voice)

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      Harald Dietl

      German Soldier at Brooks' Arrest (uncredited)

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      Karl-Heinz Thomas

      Offizier (uncredited)

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      Nikki Van der Zyl

      Vronia (voice) (uncredited)

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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