I watched Raid on Rommel, followed by Tobruk yesterday and was amazed to see the same footage used in each film. I'm not referring to actual newsreel footage, but to scenes that were specifically shot for Tobruk (1967) that were used intact in Raid on Rommel (1971). Of course, the principals (Richard Burton/Raid on Rommel and Rock Hudson/Tobruk) were only seen in their respective films, but many of the action scenes and background actors appear in each. Most notorious was the aircraft strafing scene with a British-marked P-40. In another scene, the driver of a half-track is seen through his rear-view mirror, then the camera pans to see his profile. The identical sequence appears in both films, giving one an eerie deja-vu sensation. Wonder if anyone else has noticed this obvious duplication?
Review of Raid on Rommel
