Tobruk 2008
5.8 / 10
Tobruk
It is the story of Jiri and Jan, two Czech soldiers, battling alongside the allied forces against the Germans, during World War II in Tobruk, Libya. Jiri Pospichal, eighteen years old, signs up as a volunteer in the Czechoslovak army. His naive ideas about heroism are rawly confronted with the hell of the African desert, complicated relationships in his unit and the ubiquitous threat of death.
It is the story of Jiri and Jan, two Czech soldiers, battling alongside the allied forces against the Germans, during World War II in Tobruk, Libya. Jiri Pospichal, eighteen years old, signs up as a volunteer in the Czechoslovak army. His naive ideas about heroism are rawly confronted with the hell of the African desert, complicated relationships in his unit and the ubiquitous threat of death.
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Jan Meduna... Private Jiří Pospíchal
... Private Jan Lieberman
... Corporal Kohák
... Private Ruzicka
... Lieutenant Halík
... Sergeant Borný
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Release Date:
Sep 04, 2008 (Czechia,Slovakia)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
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Original Language:
Czech
Production Countries:
Czechia,Slovakia
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Tobruk
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... Director
Cast
JM
Jan Meduna... Private Jiří Pospíchal
... Private Jan Lieberman
... Corporal Kohák
... Private Ruzicka
... Lieutenant Halík
... Sergeant Borný
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Matúš Krátky... Private Janický
... Private Kutina
... Private Sajda
... Private Dunda
... Private Dubálek
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