Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk (French: Un taxi pour Tobrouk) is a 1961 war film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Charles Aznavour, Lino Ventura and Hardy Krüger. It was made as a co-production between France, Spain and West Germany.[1] The story takes place during World War II in the North African desert at the Battle of El Alamein. Location shooting took place in Almería in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.
| Taxi for Tobruk | |
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| Directed by | Denys de La Patellière |
| Written by | Michel Audiard René Havard Denys de La Patellière |
| Produced by | Denys de La Patellière |
| Starring | Charles Aznavour Lino Ventura Hardy Krüger |
| Cinematography | Marcel Grignon Salvador Torres Garriga |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Thiédot |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Europa Filmverleih |
Release date | 9 May 1961 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France West Germany Spain |
| Languages | French German English |
Cast
- Hardy Krüger as Le capitaine Ludwig von Stegel
- Lino Ventura as le brigadier Theo Dumas
- Maurice Biraud as François Gensac
- Charles Aznavour as Samuel Goldmann
- Germán Cobos as Jean Ramirez
- Ellen Bahl as Frau von Stegel
- Roland Malet as Convict with Ramirez
- Carlos Mendy as German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel
- Jacques Préboist as Convict with Ramirez
- Lorenzo Robledo as German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel
- Dominique Rozan as Parisian on the Champs-Elysées
- Fernando Sancho as German Corporal in the Oasis
- Enrique Ávila as German Soldier Playing Cards
References
- Hammer p.149
Bibliography
- Hammer, Tad Bentley. International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1991.
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