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Hannibal Brooks

Name: Hannibal Brooks
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1969-01-18
Cast: Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, Wolfgang Preiss, Karin Baal, Helmuth Lohner

1969 | 102 min | Comedy, War

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh and history buffs. If you loved Catch-22 or Tropic Thunder, start here.
The mood: Provocative satire that goes after everyone, intense.
The pace: Breezy, at 1 hr 42 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Made in 1969: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Winner

Oliver ReedBrooks
Michael J. PollardPacky
Wolfgang PreissCol. von Haller
Karin BaalVronia
Helmuth LohnerWilli
Peter CarstenKurt
Ralf WolterDr. Mendel
Jürgen DraegerSami
Ernst Fritz FürbringerKellerman
John AldertonBernard