Rommel Calls Cairo (1959)

Original title

Rommel ruft Kairo

Directed by

Wolfgang Schleif

Genre

war film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A German spy mission unfolds in North Africa during World War II. The film follows real events where agents try to infiltrate Cairo to support the Axis campaign.

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What happens

Rommel Calls Cairo (German: Rommel ruft Kairo) is a 1959 West German war thriller film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Adrian Hoven, Elisabeth Müller and Peter van Eyck. It is based on a real incident from the North African Campaign during the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Hans Strobel. It was shot on location in Egypt. Van Eyck reprised his role as László Almásy in the British film Foxhole in Cairo, which was released the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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