During world war ii in africa, us lieutenant george morris carl parker is assigned to help british captain richard howell a dubbed anton diffring assassinate field marshal erwin rommel. It stars james mason in the title role, was directed by henry hathaway, and was based on the book rommel. When the british pow is taken to rommels drawing room, another wehrmacht soldier can be seen with a karabiner. Rommel film criticised for depicting general as nazi war. Generalfeldmarschall erwin rommel earned his infamous moniker desert fox in the sand dunes of north africa, where he served as commander of the german 5th light division later redesignated the 21st panzer division. Watch rommel full movie in hd visit movie 9862 the story of the final seven months in the life of german field marshal erwin. I think the thing that stuck mostly in my mind was the highly regarded 1951 film rommel. Rommel, known as desert fox, was accused of plotting to kill hitler by janine yaqoob published.
This madefortvmovie starts on the last day october 14, 1944 of rommels life with a talk between him and generals wilhelm burgdorf and ernst maisel. Rommel 2012 german ive heard that it portrays rommel as a weakwilled individual, and something about him bowing to hitlers orders a bit too readily. Nevertheless, rommel was an admired soldier by soldiers. It is a dramatisation of the last days of german general erwin rommel plot. In this talk the generals present incriminating material. Rommel szines, magyarul beszelo, nemetosztrakfrancia haborus filmdrama, 2012. Tmp german film looks at ties between rommel and hitler. Johannes erwin eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german general and military theorist. Biografska prica o nemackom ratnom generalu ervinu romelu za vreme drugog svetskog rata. It seems to concentrate on giving an accurate historical depiction of those events so those interested in that piece of history will enjoy it. There are some scenes in this film that were taken from the film tobruk. The story of the final seven months in the life of german field marshal erwin rommel. So when hitler became fuhrer of germany, the wehrmacht was under his control.
The generals own wife lucie denied he had played a role. He needed a good talk and being a great and reasonable man he would see the reality. Popularly known as the desert fox, he served as field. Rommel internet movie firearms database guns in movies. The desert fox with james mason in the starring role. The terrain is a wasteland of hard, dry plains broken by sand seas. I am certain historians will not be happy with the liberties the director has taken in portraying rommel and the events that ended his life. Lida baarova film karl markovics pavel kriz duration. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa the movie played a significant role.
The british fleet is enroute to north africa to engage the germans, and the best port for them to use is tobruk. Erwin rommel, the world war two german field marshal celebrated as the brilliant and humane desert fox, is portrayed in a new film as a weak man torn by his loyalty to adolf hitler and the. Rommel, a german television film first broadcast in 2012, depicts a very different man. With ulrich tukur, tim bergmann, johannes silberschneider, benjamin sadler. Rommel 2012 is a world war ii action, biography movie starring ulrich tukur and benjamin sadler. You have to remember, the wehrmacht is simply germanys traditional military. Our unique background in both the american and african film market. Erwin rommel celebrity profile check out the latest erwin rommel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The trail of the fox the search for the true field marshal. Tento film ma nemecku znamku kvality, su tu pouzite dobove snimky a dokumentarne filmy z obdobia vojny vratane filmu z pohrebu erwina rommela. From the landings to the assassination attempt a new film about erwin rommel has been shown on german television, depicting the general as a.
Image caption erwin rommel foreground is played by ulrich tukur in the new film. The purpose of the film is to show that rommel is a true hero of the german people who remained true to a lost cause. A wehrmacht soldier with a 98k at the atlantic wall, when rommel is filmed for propaganda purposes. Josef pan, 72, is to publish the story of his grandmother walburgas love affair with rommel pictured which led to her suicide, and a daughter, gertrud. On 21 june 1942, rommel laid siege to britishheld tobruk, which was strategically important for its inland harbor. A german film about second world war general erwin rommel has been criticised by members of the soldiers family, who say it depicts him as a. On the way they pick up and drug the mistress of an italian general, blow up the entire fuel supply for the afrika korps, and swap philatelic gossip with field marshal erwin rommel. There are occasional oasises, wells, and salt marshes, as well as a formidable escarpment separating the coast from the interior. Stream free rommel full movie online on 123movies, 0123movies. Erwin rommel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A new film about erwin rommel has been shown on german television, depicting the general as a weak man undone by. Our unique background in both the american and african film market allows us to provide these filmmakers with the support and guidance necessary to. My last column examined the desert fox, the wellknown 1951 film that helped popularize the image of field marshal erwin rommel as a gallant, principled soldier who stood up to hitler and supported the attempt to remove the nazi dictator from power in the summer of 1944. This is rommel trailer by fipa paris on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Rommel was a big hitler fan, and genuinely believed he was the perfect man to lead germany. This madefortv movie starts on the last day october 14, 1944 of rommel s life with a talk between him and generals wilhelm burgdorf and ernst maisel. I think this film, raid on rommel, is the better of the two films. Completion films is committed to the development and production of globally dynamic feature films and occasionally documentaries directed by some of the most talented filmmakers from africa. Rommel 2012 the story of the world war ii german general ulrich tukur known as the desert fox. Wwii had ended only a couple of decades before, so memories were still bitter. His father, erwin rommel 186019 was a math teacher, and later a secondary school headmaster at aalen. It was the ss that committed many atrocities the wehr.
Rommels campaign in africa was conducted largely in the deserts of cyrenaica now libya and egypt. The film covers the events before and after dday and rommels involvement in the failed plot to overthrow hitler. Rommel harleydavidson delmarva 2410a n salisbury blvd, salisbury, maryland 21801 rated 4. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical war film from 20th century fox about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of world war ii. German film looks at ties between rommel and hitler bbc news. Rommel long believed that he had a special relationship with hitler and thought that it wasnt all that bad. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa. Rommel ist ein deutscher fernsehfilm aus dem jahr 2012. Rommel 2012 full movie free watch online with english subtitles.
Rommel tv movie 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film leaves open to question whether rommel was part of the 20 july plot to assassinate hitler with a bomb. Erwin rommel sa luci s rodinou a cestuje s generalmi v aute, kde pod natlakom spacha samovrazdu. Captain foster plans on raiding germanoccupied tobruk with hand picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a quaker conscientious objector. Badenbaden tv film festival 2012 nominee 3sat audience award. Film konci kratko po rozhovore, ktory bol uvedeny na zaciatku filmu.