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.
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DirectorMichael Winner
WriterDick Clement, Ian La Frenais
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)
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Keywords
elephantswitzerlandworld war iiprisoner of warzoosatire
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026