Hannibal Brooks

6.4
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Run time: 102 min
  • Premiere: 1969. January 18.

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.

Discover

Oliver Reed

Brooks

Wolfgang Preiss

Col. von Haller

Karin Baal

Vronia

Ralf Wolter

Dr. Mendel

Til Kiwe

Von Haller's Sergeant

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Elephant Keeper Kellermann

Erik Jelde

Zoo Director Stern

Robert Rietti

Elephant Keeper Kellermann (voice)

Harald Dietl

German Soldier at Brooks' Arrest (uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Thomas

Offizier (uncredited)

Nikki Van der Zyl

Vronia (voice) (uncredited)

Art

Hans Jürgen Kiebach

Art Direction

John Stoll

Production Design

Harry Arbour

Construction Manager

Josie MacAvin

Set Decoration

Camera

Anthony Troke

Camera Operator

Robert Paynter

Director of Photography

Hans Jura

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Richard Mills

Makeup Artist

Stephanie Kaye

Hairdresser

Crew

Andre Beilfuss

Animal Coordinator

Erwin Lange

Special Effects

Reg Prince

Stand In

Directing

Michael Winner

Director

Michael Dryhurst

Assistant Director

Udo Graf Lambsdorff

Assistant Director

Editing

Brian Linsell

First Assistant Editor

Production

Laci von Ronay

Production Manager

Clifton Brandon

Production Manager

James Crawford

Location Manager

Timothy Pitt Miller

Location Manager

Michael Winner

Producer

Eberhard Junkersdorf

Location Manager

Wolfgang von Schiber

Location Manager

Sound

Russ Hill

Sound Editor

Francis Lai

Original Music Composer

Christian Gaubert

Music Arranger

John Brommage

Sound Recordist

Hugh Strain

Sound Recordist

Writing

Dick Clement

Screenplay

Ian La Frenais

Screenplay