Hannibal Brooks (Oliver Reed) is a British prisoner of war assigned to care for an elephant in a zoo in Munich. When the zoo is bombed by the Americans, Brooks is ordered to transport the elephant to a safer zoo in Innsbruck. En route to Innsbruck, Brooks accidentally kills the Nazi member of the escort ( Peter Carsten) and the sets off with an American (Michael J.Pollard) and an Austrian (Helmuth Lohner), the trio escapes with the elephant and head for the Swiss border and freedom.
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Comedy adventure directed by Michael Winner and starring Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard and Wolfgang Preiss. British prisoner of war Stephen Brooks (Reed) meets an American captive named Packy (Pollard) while being transported to Germany. Packy is determined to escape his captors and the concerns raised by Brooks, chiefly that those who escape are killed when captured again, do nothing to dissuade him. Brooks is assigned to work at a zoo in Munich, caring for Lucy the elephant. After a bombing raid devastates the zoo it is decided that the animals and staff will be evacuated, but the train meant to take Lucy and Brooks to Innsbruck in Austria is commandeered by an SS squad. Left with no other choice, Brooks begins an arduous trek into the Alps on foot, accompanied by two soldiers and a maid.
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