Yes, it was directed by Michael Winner, for the snobs among us, don't let that put you off.
This 1969 war story follows the exploits of Stephen Hannibal Brooks (Oliver Reed), a POW who is made to work in the Munich Zoo and look after their elephant, Lucy. When air raids threaten the inhabitants, the director of the Zoo sends Brooks, two German Officers and a female cook to the Innsbruck Zoo, safe from the bombing. Not allowed to travel by train, the foursome must walk.
I'll not say too much more. It's a sweet homage to Hannibal, the Carthaginian military commander who took his elephants over the Alps, though updated and amended, somewhat.
Worth a watch on a rainy summer sunday.
This 1969 war story follows the exploits of Stephen Hannibal Brooks (Oliver Reed), a POW who is made to work in the Munich Zoo and look after their elephant, Lucy. When air raids threaten the inhabitants, the director of the Zoo sends Brooks, two German Officers and a female cook to the Innsbruck Zoo, safe from the bombing. Not allowed to travel by train, the foursome must walk.
I'll not say too much more. It's a sweet homage to Hannibal, the Carthaginian military commander who took his elephants over the Alps, though updated and amended, somewhat.
Worth a watch on a rainy summer sunday.
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