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Tobruk

  • 2008
  • 1h 42m
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5.8/10
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Tobruk (2008)
There is only a very thin line between heroism and cowardice. Courage is the will power, which no man has enough to spare. If used, it is soon exhausted. Courage is the capital, which we spend gradually. The deepest fear rises when a man is floundered by a current, all alone,  having nothing to hold on and not being able to cope. Thus, the last order may be the order to pay out the account drawing to zero.
The plot of the film is freely based on the classic American novel “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane, first published in New York in 1897.
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Set in the Libyan Desert in WW2 a battalion of Czech soldiers face the siege of Tobruk.Set in the Libyan Desert in WW2 a battalion of Czech soldiers face the siege of Tobruk.Set in the Libyan Desert in WW2 a battalion of Czech soldiers face the siege of Tobruk.

  • Director
    • Václav Marhoul
  • Writers
    • Václav Marhoul
    • Stephen Crane
  • Stars
    • Jan Meduna
    • Petr Vanek
    • Robert Nebrenský
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    • Director
      • Václav Marhoul
    • Writers
      • Václav Marhoul
      • Stephen Crane
    • Stars
      • Jan Meduna
      • Petr Vanek
      • Robert Nebrenský
    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

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    Jan Meduna
    Jan Meduna
    • Private Jiri Pospíchal
    Petr Vanek
    Petr Vanek
    • Private Jan Lieberman
    Robert Nebrenský
    • Corporal Kohák
    Michal Novotný
    Michal Novotný
    • Private Ruzicka
    Martin Nahálka
    • Sergeant Borný
    Matús Krátky
    • Private Janický
    Krystof Rímský
    • Private Kutina
    Petr Lnenicka
    • Private Sajda
    Andrej Polák
    Andrej Polák
    • Private Dunda
    Petr Stach
    Petr Stach
    • Private Dubálek
    Radim Fiala
    Radim Fiala
    • Lieutenant Halík
    Matej Hádek
    Matej Hádek
    • Redhead
    Karel Klinovsky
    • Battalion Commander
    Petr Halberstadt
    • Battalion Doctor
    Petr Vrsek
    Petr Vrsek
    • Battalion Chaplain
    Elaine Cristina Weissova
    • Whore
    Ashley White
    • British Sergeant
    Daniel Margolius
    • Italian POW
    • Director
      • Václav Marhoul
    • Writers
      • Václav Marhoul
      • Stephen Crane
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    • Trivia
      Clips from this film are used in 'Desert War', a two-part television documentary, broadcast on ABC television in Australia in April/May 2013.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Vsechnopárty: Episode dated 24 November 2009 (2009)

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    4/10
    Not really that good
    There were two reasons I rushed to see this one, firstly because I loved Dark Blue World, a compassionate Czech war film about Czech pilots flying in the RAF in the Battle of Britain. It instilled in me the idea that Czech cinema could show the world how it was possible to have local soldiers alongside those of another nation without anyone getting insulted.

    The second reason was that it was about Tobruk- a battle almost never seen on screen and a legendary one in the history of soldiers of my country.

    Firstly I must say that Tobruk treats Australians well. We don't turn up much but when we do we seem human enough. One particular part showing some Aussies drinking in a bar and nonchalantly cheering for a man who has just fallen down the stairs seemed like a bit of comedy specially there for us, and it shows the attention to detail the cultural research must have had.

    As a movie itself though, it was pretty lackluster. I don't mean because there is hardly any action (but be warned if you want action- there's little to go round) but because the movie just doesn't know what it wants to do, or who it should be following. At one point the camera follows a terror stricken deserter for a good 15 minutes, but when he meets up with some friends who have seen recent action, one has to wonder why the hell the camera didn't show their struggle instead. It seems the budget was blown on artillery barrages (which look very impressive BTW).

    The characters are good, and you can identify with them, but they don't really change at all, and for some reason there's a cliffhanger ending. Since this movie doesn't really seem like one that is begging for a sequel, the ending seems pretty abrupt and badly written.

    So yeah. Not very good. Avoid it if you want Action, an outline of the battle and/or why it was so important, a glimpse of a tank of any kind (despite being a large part of the battle), or for that matter, a glimpse of a German soldier. Yeah, hard to believe, isn't it.

    However see it for the character study, what it's like to be a Jew disliked by an army fighting to protect your kind, training scenes, dim bunker scenes, the interesting dynamic of men being led by a man they hate so much they'd almost kill him themselves (and you'll wish for it too) and some fairly good desert photography. Oh and if you loved that shot out of Benjamin Button where the sub and tugboat were slinging blazing tracers at each other in the dead of night, there's a bit of that here too. Definitely a 'watch it to see what it was like back then' film rather than any real entertainment.
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    • Glucojel
    • Mar 31, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 2008 (Slovakia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • Slovakia
    • Official site
      • Official site (Czech Republic)
    • Languages
      • Czech
      • Slovak
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Slaget om Tobruk
    • Filming locations
      • Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Silver Screen
      • Ceská Televize
      • Free - Cool - In
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    • Budget
      • CZK 80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $583,874
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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