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'Taxi for Tobruk' (French: 'Un taxi pour Tobrouk') is a 1961 war film directed by Denys de La Patellire and starring Charles Aznavour, Lino Ventura and Hardy Krger. It was made as a co-production between France, Spain and West Germany.Hammer p.149 The story takes place during World War II in the North African desert at the Battle of El Alamein. Location shooting took place in Almera in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Bouti.

Cast



* Hardy Krger as Le capitaine Ludwig von Stegel

* Lino Ventura as le brigadier Theo Dumas

* Maurice Biraud as Franois Gensac

* Charles Aznavour as Samuel Goldmann

* Germn Cobos as Jean Ramirez

* Ellen Bahl as Frau von Stegel

* Roland Malet as Convict with Ramirez

* Carlos Mendy as German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel

* Jacques Prboist as Convict with Ramirez

* Lorenzo Robledo as German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel

* Dominique Rozan as Parisian on the Champs-Elyses

* Fernando Sancho as German Corporal in the Oasis

* Enrique vila as German Soldier Playing Cards

References



Bibliography



* Hammer, Tad Bentley. 'International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia'. Garland, 1991.


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