Trunk to Cairo

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Trunk to Cairo was a 1966 Israeli/West German film produced by American International.

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[edit] 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 rocket that can be used as a weapon 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.

[edit] Trivia

Murphy's first non-western or war film since The Quiet American.

[edit] Cast

  • Audie Murphy .... Mike Merrick
  • George Sanders .... Professor Schlieben
  • Marianne Koch .... Helga Schlieben
  • Hans Von Borsodi .... Hans Klugg
  • Joseph Yadin .... Captain Gabar
  • Gila Almagor .... Yasmin
  • Eytan Priver .... Jamil
  • Bomba Zur .... Ali
  • Ze'ev Berlinski .... Uncredited
  • Shlomo Paz .... Uncredited
  • Anna Schnell .... Uncredited
  • Eliezer Young .... Uncredited

[edit] External link

Trunk to Cairo at the Internet Movie Database