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Un taxi pour Tobrouk (1960)

★ 7.289 min

1961 French film

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.

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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Un taxi pour Tobrouk about?
Un taxi pour Tobrouk (1960) — Tobrouk, October 1942, a French commando blows up a German gas depot. Four French soldiers survive the operation and manage to get away but are soon lost in the desert. After an exhausting day-long march, they spot five Germans in an armored car, only one is spared and made priso
Is Un taxi pour Tobrouk based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Un taxi pour Tobrouk scary?
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