Trunk to Cairo
Trunk to Cairo (German: Einer spielt falsch) is a 1966 Israeli-West German international co-production spy film directed by Menahem Golan and starring Audie Murphy and George Sanders. It was distributed by American International Pictures.[1] It was Murphy's first non-western or war film since The Quiet American in 1958.
| Trunk to Cairo | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Menahem Golan |
| Produced by | Menahem Golan Michael J. Kagan |
| Written by | Marc Behm Alexander Ramati Artur Brauner |
| Starring | Audie Murphy George Sanders Marianne Koch |
| Music by | Dov Seltzer |
| Cinematography | Mimish Herbst |
| Edited by | Danny Shik |
Production company | CCC Film Noah Films |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film American International Pictures (US) United Artists (UK) |
Release date | 28 December 1966 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Israel West Germany |
| Language | English |
Production
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Rome and Israel. The film's title was inspired by the 1964 discovery at Rome Airport of a bound and drugged man inside a trunk sent from the Egyptian Embassy at Rome to Cairo, marked "diplomatic mail."[2] The film included music by Dov Seltzer and a song "Dangerous Woman" written by Jean Raskin and sung by Ouela Gill.[3]
Plot
Mike Merrick (Audie Murphy) is an American agent who is sent to meet with Professor Schlieben (George Sanders) a German scientist. During the mission it is revealed that the professor is a Neo-Nazi, developing a weaponized rocket that can be used against the Western world. Merrick now must destroy the rocket plans hidden in Schlieben's lab. Things are further complicated when Radical Muslims insist on destroying the rocket themselves and Merrick. After kidnapping Schlieben's daughter he must now escape Middle Eastern intelligence agencies against impossible odds.
Cast
- Audie Murphy as Mike Merrick
- George Sanders as Professor Schlieben
- Marianne Koch as Helga Schlieben
- Hans von Borsody as Hans Klugg
- Joseph Yadin as Captain Gabar
- Gila Almagor as Yasmin
- Eytan Priver as Jamil
- Bomba Zur as Ali
- Zeev Berlinsky as Benz
- Shlomo Vishinsky as Jacob
- Tikva Mor as Christina
- Elana Eden as Hadassa
- Mona Silberstein as Hostess
- Yoel Noyman as Egyptian Colonel
- Anna Schell as Belly Dancer
- Suzanna Ratoni Fräulein Bruckner
- Menashe Glazier as Mahmud
See also
- Operation Damocles (German rocket scientists in Egypt)
References
- "Trunk to Cairo". audiemurphy.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/20/victim-of-kidnapping-in-trunk-identifies-himself-as-an-israeli.html?_r=0
- The Films of Audie Murphy - Page 212 0786445084 Bob Larkins, Boyd Magers - 2004 ... Daliah Priver; Sound Recording: Z. Naghtigal; Hair Stylist: R. Rimmel; Music: Dov Seltzer; Song: "Dangerous Woman" by ... such was the demand that even the shoddiest European co-production could find a willing market, so Trunk to Cairo .