Hannibal Brooks
(1969)
Overview
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.
Director
Michael Winner
Writers
Michael Winner, Tom Wright, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Top Billed
Oliver Reed
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10March 28, 2022
I recall seeing this film as a child, and it always made me smile. Oliver Reed is the eponymous WWII POW who has a job at a zoo in Munich looking after "Lucy". Nope, she's not a glamorous blonde - she's an elephant, and quite a stubborn one at that. As the allies close in, it's decided to evacuate "Lucy" to Austria, but when an officer commandeers their train, they decide to walk - the two, with a pair of soldiers as escort and a cook. Their esca… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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