Hannibal Brooks

Hannibal Brooks

102 mins | Comedy, War | Jan. 18, 1969

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.

Hannibal Brooks

102 mins | Comedy, War | Jan. 18, 1969

Hannibal Brooks
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers United Artists
Original title Hannibal Brooks
Directors Michael Winner
Writers Tom Wright, Ian La Frenais, Michael Winner, Dick Clement

Cast

Oliver Reed

as Brooks

Wolfgang Preiss

as Col. von Haller

Karin Baal

as Vronia

Helmuth Lohner

as Willi

Peter Carsten

as Kurt

Ralf Wolter

as Dr. Mendel

Jürgen Draeger

as Sami