Rock hudson and george peppard star in this explosive hard hitting world war ii epic. Based on a true incident, this exciting drama follows a convoy of british and german jewish commandos as they cross 800 miles of the libyan desert to blow up a key nazi fortress at tobruk, which is guarded by general rommels crack troops. Hudson plays a canadian officer who is shanghaied into joining the daring raid, while peppard plays the determined leader of the german jewish unit, battling allied prejudice along with enemy fire. Directed by arthur hiller, this suspense packed adventure against all odds climaxes in one of the most spectacular fiery finales ever to hit the screen. Running time 115 minutes region region 2 release date 17 nov. 2014