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Taxi For Tobruk
''Taxi for Tobruk'' (French: ''Un taxi pour Tobrouk'') is a 1961 war film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Charles Aznavour, Lino Ventura and Hardy Krüger. It was made as a co-production between France, Spain and West Germany.Hammer p.149 The story takes place during World War II in the North African desert at the Battle of El Alamein. Location shooting took place in Almería in Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Cast * Hardy Krüger as Le capitaine Ludwig von Stegel * Lino Ventura as le brigadier Theo Dumas * Maurice Biraud as François Gensac * Charles Aznavour as Samuel Goldmann * Germán Cobos as Jean Ramirez * Ellen Bahl as Frau von Stegel * Roland Malet as Convict with Ramirez * Carlos Mendy as German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel * Jacques Préboist as Convict with Ramirez * Lorenzo Robledo as German Soldier in Desert with von Stegel * Dominique Rozan as Parisian on the Champs-Elysées * Fernando S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys De La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French people, French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series. of 92. Filmography as director * 1955 in film, 1955 : ''Les Aristocrates'', with Pierre Fresnay * 1956 in film, 1956 : ''The Wages of Sin (1956 film), The Wages of Sin'', with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal, Jeanne Moreau * 1957 in film, 1957 : ''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'', with Pierre Fresnay * 1957 in film, 1957 : ''Retour de manivelle'', with Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin, Peter van Eyck, Bernard Blier * 1958 in film, 1958 : ''The Possessors'', with Jean Gabin, Jean Desailly, Pierre Brasseur, Bernard Blier * 1959 in film, 1959 : ''Rue des prairies'', with Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Claude Brasseur * 1959 in film, 1959 : ''Eyes of Love (1959 film), Eyes of Love'', with Danielle Darrieux and Jean-Claude Brialy * 1960 in film, 1960 : ''Taxi for Tobruk'', with Lino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Hardy Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Alamein
El Alamein ( ar, العلمين, translit=al-ʿAlamayn, lit=the two flags, ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Arab's Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, it lies west of Alexandria and northwest of Cairo. , it had a population of 7,397 inhabitants. The town is located on the site of the ancient city Antiphrai (). Tourism El Alamein war museum El Alamein has a war museum with artifacts from North African battles. Military cemeteries Germany There are Italian and German military cemeteries on Tel el-Eisa Hill outside the town. The German cemetery is an ossuary, built in the style of a medieval fortress. Italy The Italian cemetery is a mausoleum containing 5,200 tombs. Many tombs bear the soldier's names, with others simply marked IGNOTO, i.e. unknown. Greek There is a Greek cemetery at El Alamein. Commonwealth of Nations There is a Commonwealth war cemetery, built and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, with graves of sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Rozan
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese. It was a top selling record in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964. Commercial performance "Dominique" reached the Top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It reached the Top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the Top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached and stayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Robledo
Lorenzo Robledo (3 July 1918 – September 2006) was a Spanish film actor, who made over 85 appearances in film between 1956 and 1982. He is a familiar face in Italian westerns, having appeared in a total of 32 Spaghetti Western films throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Robledo is probably best known for his roles in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films of the 1960s and 1970s, portraying minor characters in the trilogy of films ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966), and ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' in 1968. He acted in many other westerns prolifically including the tortured sheriff in ''Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975). His most notable role in Leone's films (where he is more recognizable) is in ''For a Few Dollars More'' when he plays the character of a cornered enemy of the main evil villain who tortures him and murders his family before killing him. Robledo died in September 2006 in Madrid. Sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Préboist
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Mendy
Carlos Mendy (1929-2002) is a Uruguayan-born stage, film and television actor.Soria p.179 He first moved to Argentina and then on to Spain where he enjoyed his greatest success. He is sometimes credited as Carlos Mendi. Selected filmography * ''Back to the Door'' (1959) * ''Taxi for Tobruk'' (1961) * ''Mathias Sandorf'' (1963) * ''The Blackmailers ''The Blackmailers'' or ''Blackmailing a Bullfighter'' (Spanish:''Chantaje a un torero'') is a 1963 Spanish crime film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Manuel Benítez 'El Cordobés', Alberto de Mendoza and Manolo Morán.de España p.119 Cast * ...'' (1963) * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1965) References Bibliography * Florentino Soria. ''José María Forqué''. Editora Regional de Murcia, 1990. External links * 1929 births 2002 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish people of Uruguayan descent Uruguayan male film actors Uruguayan male stage actors Uruguayan expatriates in Spain People from Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Malet
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' and ''Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto respectively), are even further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
