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.| Status: | Released (1969-01-18) |
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| Screen: | Michael Winner, Tom Wright, Dick Clement |
| Productions: | United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English |
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- 936: Oliver Reed - Brooks
- 6451: Michael J. Pollard - Packy
- 14121: Wolfgang Preiss - Col. von Haller
- 18545: Karin Baal - Vronia
- 35667: Helmuth Lohner - Willi
- 39854: Peter Carsten - Kurt
- 5796: Ralf Wolter - Dr. Mendel
Crews
- 19244: Michael Winner - Director - Directing
- 19244: Michael Winner - Story - Writing
- 190483: Tom Wright - Story - Writing
- 18910: Dick Clement - Screenplay - Writing
- 38937: Ian La Frenais - Screenplay - Writing
- 4443386: Andre Beilfuss - Animal Coordinator - Crew
- 1556555: Clifton Brandon - Production Manager - Production
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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 decid ....
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