Best Visual Effects1968 Film Fan Awards40th Academy Awards

Best Visual Effects Nominee
Tobruk (1967)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Howard A. Anderson— Howard A. Anderson, Jr., Albert Whitlock
Albert Whitlock— Howard A. Anderson, Jr., Albert Whitlock
Synopsis / Overview
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the Germans of fuel.
Historical Academy Record
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS — 40th Academy Awards (1968)
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