Raid on Rommel

Seven-time Academy Award nominee Richard Burton (Cleopatra) plays a British intelligence officer who leads a daring attack on the German shore defenses at Tobruk in Raid on Rommel. Infiltrating a German POW convoy, Captain Foster (Burton) learns that the commandos he hoped to link up with have been almost completely wiped out and the prisoners belong to a British medical unit. Aided by one of the surviving commandos (John Colicos), he vows to carry out his mission, which is further complicated by the presence of an Italian generals mistress (Danielle de Metz). from director Henry Hathaway (True Grit), this explosive World War II desert adventure features non-stop action and excitement!