Comedy ·War · United Kingdom · 1969 · 1h 42m

Hannibal Brooks

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Director
Michael Winner
Cast
Oliver Reed as Brooks Michael J. Pollard as Packy Wolfgang Preiss as Col. von Haller Karin Baal as Vronia Helmuth Lohner as Willi Peter Carsten as Kurt
Crew
Robert Paynter — Director of Photography Peter Austen-Hunt — Editor Lionel Selwyn — Editor Francis Lai — Original Music Composer Dick Clement — Screenplay Ian La Frenais — Screenplay
Tagline

Supersoldier in the Super Adventure

Synopsis

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. 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. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.

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Mood & Themes
elephantswitzerlandworld war iiprisoner of warzoosatire
Key Collaborators
Michael Winner Director Robert Paynter Director of Photography Peter Austen-Hunt Editor Lionel Selwyn Editor Francis Lai Original Music Composer Dick Clement Screenplay Ian La Frenais Screenplay Michael Winner Story Tom Wright Story Michael Winner Producer John Stoll Production Design
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