Aired Thursday 7 December, 10:05pm - 12:10amon Talking Pictures TV

Hannibal Brooks (1969)

War / Comedy drama

Light-hearted World War II escape adventure about a British prisoner of war working at Munich zoo who sees a chance for freedom when he is given the job of escorting an elephant out of the country. Once on the road to Innsbruck, he elects to follow the example of his namesake and take the beast across the Alps to sanctuary in Switzerland.

Country
United Kingdom
Cast and crew
  • Michael WinnerDirector
  • Oliver ReedHannibal Brooks
  • Michael PollardPacky
  • Karin BaalVronia
  • Wolfgang PreissCol. von Haller
  • Helmut LohnerWilli
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