A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that hes been caring for. Aida, the elephant, who plays lucy, lived at the rotterdam zoo until july 23rd, 1981, when she died at age 46. Peter carsten and helmut lohner are brooks german guards and karin baal is the cook who, with a very 60s sensibility, explains to brooks why she made what might not have been such an obvious choice in the 1940s. Hannibal brooks 1969 michael winner, oliver reed, john alderton, michael j.
Very much of its time swinging london the film makes great use. Directed by michael winner after a story of his and tom wright. See more ideas about old movie posters, film and cinema posters. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. A pow in world war ii is put to work in a munich zoo, looking after an asian elephant. A couple imogen poots, nicholas hoult communicate through words on a board game. Hannibal brooks 1969 stream and watch online moviefone. Hannibal brooks 1969 oliver reed killcount by andrija markovic. A breezy, lighthearted and, dare i say, humorous world war ii movie very much reflecting the sensibilities of the late 60s.
Pollard, comedy, adventure, war, action august 23, 2017 action, adventure, comedy, war in ww2, captured british soldier stephen brooks is on a prison train to germany. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. The hannibal tv is canadas most popular combat sports youtube channel focusing mainly on interview with professional wrestlers and fighters as well as posti. Gpitral2 music for learning english with subtitles recommended for you. Exterminator ii 1984 robert ginty kill count by h83tr3d. Hannibal brooks movie a pow in world war ii is put to work in a munich zoo, looking after an asian elephant. With michael crawford, ryan oneal, charles aznavour, jeremy kemp.
Brooks plan is to follow in the footsteps of the famous carthiginian general hannibal who, if you know your history, led his soldiers and elephants over the alps in battle. 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. Charles bronson, who has recently started to enjoy a longdelayed superstar status, is very good and sliteyed as the mechanic, and the movies premise is a nice one with a lot of neat twists toward the end. Starts in a german ww2 prison camp where oliver reed and michael j pollard are prisoners of war. Pollard and wolfgang preiss the film follows a prisoner of wars attempt to escape from nazi germany to switzerland during world war ii, accompanied by an asian elephant. Four marathon runners one from england, one from the u. She arrived in rotterdam from thailand on jul 9th, 1940, at the age of 5 yearsold, already trained to obey some human commands in thai, just 2 months after the nazi blitz bombing of rotterdam on may 14th, 1940, which killed over 900 and left over 30,000 homeless. Oliver reed stars in this 1969 movie as an escaped british pow, struggling over the alps in his. Watch rule number three starring imogen poots in this drama on directv. In ww2, captured british soldier stephen brooks is on a prison train to germany.
The true story of pianist wladyslaw szpilmans experiences in warsaw during the nazi occupation. Released january 1st, 1969, hannibal brooks stars oliverreed, michaelj. Hannibal brooks oliver reed is a british prisoner of war assigned to care for an elephant in a zoo in munich. Hannibal brooks 1969 oliver reed full movie hd youtube.
Brooks guides lucy into the alps intending to find his way to the swiss border, where freedom and neutrality await. Broken arrow western movie, full length, classic film, english watchfree cowboyfilm by grjngo western movies. Other notable pictures included the big sleep a 1978 remake of the 1940s film noir starring robert mitchum and set in london and hannibal brooks, a 1969 comedy caper featuring. Watch rule number three online stream full movie directv. But michael winner whose other near misses include hannibal brooks and the games has only been able to fully trust a script once in. Hannibal brooks is an offbeat 60s ww11 flick that gets too far fetched for its own good. Stephen hannibal brooks oliver reed is a british prisoner of war. Shelley winters and oliver reed on the tonight show starring johnny carson, september 26 1975 duration. Because no vehicles are available, he must go on foot. I am so sick of people who upload clips of films, title sequences, etc.
Hannibal brooks is widely considered to be one of the best performances by an elephant on the big screen. On the train he meets an american prisoner, packy, whos obsessed with escaping. When the zoo is bombed by the americans, brooks is. When the jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, szpilman finds work playing in a cafe.
The film follows each one and shows what their motivations are for running in the games. Up there with escape to victory as one of the more bizarre war movie storylines but just as excellent a film. It starts with the improbable premise of a british p. Brooks tries to temper packy and reminds him that escaped prisoners are shot if recaptured. All in all hannibal brooks is a highly entertaining film. In this oddball war comedy, set during wwii, a british pow is assigned to safely transport a rare elephant from the munich zoo. From director michael winners early unpredictable period comes this curates egg of a ww ii movie aimed, apparently, at families and.
Oliver reed stars in this 1969 movie as an escaped british pow. Hannibal brooks 1969 cast and crew a british prisoner of war is assigned to take care of an elephant in a zoo. Pollard, karinbaal, wolfgangpreiss the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a. If only this movie were on dvd, or even video for that matter. The zoo is bombed by the americans and the director of. The film follows a prisoner of wars attempt to escape from nazi germany to switzerland during world war ii, accompanied by an asian elephant.
The film stars michael crawford and oliver reed as brothers who hatch a plot to steal the crown jewels. Hannibal brooks 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hannibal brooks near you. Along with an american and an austrian he escapes with the elephant and heads for. Cary grant, james dean, john wayne, marlon brando etc. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Hannibal brooks 1969 karin baal in hannibal brooks 1969 oliver reed in hannibal brooks. Burly british actor oliver reed juggled over 60 film roles in 40 years and a full blooded social life of women, booze, and bar fights, both of which became fodder for stories about one of england.
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