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Hannibal Brooks
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.
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Hannibal Brooks
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 18, 1969
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy, War
User Score
64%
Original Title
Hannibal Brooks
Production Companies
United Artists
Director
Michael Winner
Description
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.