Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Written byRichard M. Bluel
Produced byHarry Tatelman
StarringRichard Burton
John Colicos
Clinton Greyn
Wolfgang Preiss
Danielle De Metz
CinematographyEarl Rath
Edited byGene Palmer
Music byHal Mooney
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 12, 1971 (1971-02-12)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Raid on Rommel is a 1971 American war film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Richard Burton, John Colicos, Clinton Greyn, Danielle De Metz and Wolfgang Preiss. The film centers on a British commando attempting to destroy German gun emplacements in Tobruk.

Originally intended as a made-for-television film, Raid on Rommel extensively reuses action footage from 1967's Tobruk, and the storyline is also largely the same. The film was released by Universal Pictures on February 12, 1971, and was both a critical and commercial failure.