of the California Army National Guard. In the convoy heading to Tobruk the trucks used are actually M135 and M54, while the Sd.Kfz. 7's are American M3 halftracks with altered bodies. The tanks in the Italian column are in fact M48 Pattons. Producer Gene Corman would again use Tobruk's Nazi occupation as the background in his 1990 parody film A Man Called Sarge, although this time set during the Second Battle of El Alamein, in late 1942. Use of footage The 1971 war film Raid on Rommel, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Richard Burton, made extensive use of combat footage from Tobruk and also featured a very similar story-line about a British commando force infiltrating enemy lines and raiding the Afrika Korps supply bases. Academy Awards Albert Whitlock and Howard A. Anderson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Home media availability Universal first released this film on VHS on April 23, 1992 and again on May 15, 2002 in pan-and-scan format. It was released on DVD on June 12, 2012 as part of the made-on-demand Universal Vault Series. On January 21, 2020, Tobruk was released on Blu-ray by Kino International under its subsidiary "Kino Lorber Studio Classics" with licensing by Universal Pictures. The R1 DVD release has no optional English subtitles and thus, the non-English dialogue in the film is not translated. The Blu-ray contains optional English subtitles with limited non-English ones during certain scenes and dialogue; the film's theatrical trailer is also included as a bonus feature (in pan-and-scan format). There are also various Region 2 DVD and Region B Blu-ray releases. Comics adaptation Oliver Passingham adapted the film into a comic book version, published by the Lion Summer Spectacular. See also List of American films of 1967 The Desert Rats (film) (1953 film) Raid on Rommel (1971 film) Tobruk (2008 film) (2008 film) References Notes External links https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/mar/21/tobruk-reel-history 1967 films 1967 war films American war films Films directed by Arthur Hiller Universal Pictures films North African campaign films Films set in Libya Films produced by Gene Corman Films shot in Almería War adventure films Films scored by Bronisław Kaper Films adapted into comics 1960s English-language films 1960s American films Films about the British Army