Comedy / War /

Score: 64%( 37 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Oliver Reed
Brooks

Michael J. Pollard
Packy

Wolfgang Preiss
Col. von Haller

Karin Baal
Vronia

Helmuth Lohner
Willi

Peter Carsten
Kurt

Ralf Wolter
Dr. Mendel

Jürgen Draeger
Sami

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Kellerman

John Alderton
Bernard

Maria Brockerhoff
Anna

Til Kiwe
Von Haller's Sergeant

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Elephant Keeper Kellermann

Erik Jelde
Zoo Director Stern

Fred Haltiner
Josef

John Porter-Davison
Geordie

Terence Sewards
Twilight

James Donald
Padre

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)