Hannibal Brooks
Hannibal Brooks (Oliver Reed) is a British prisoner of war assigned to care for an elephant in a zoo in Munich. When the zoo is bombed by the Americans, Brooks is ordered to transport the elephant to a safer zoo in Innsbruck. En route to Innsbruck, Brooks accidentally kills the Nazi member of the escort ( Peter Carsten) and the sets off with an American (Michael J.Pollard) and an Austrian (Helmuth Lohner), the trio escapes with the elephant and head for the Swiss border and freedom.
Filmed in 1969, this film was directed by Michael Winner and has probably been screened on UK TV every christmas for nearly 50 years!
| DIRECTOR | STARRING |
|---|---|
|
Michael Winner |
Oliver Reed, John Alderton, Michael J. Pollard. |
