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Trunk to Cairo (1965)

Trunk to Cairo poster
Original title
Einer spielt falsch
Directed by
Menahem Golan
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
Israel, Germany
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American agent goes to Cairo to investigate a missing scientist. He uncovers a Nazi plot to rebuild their military power.

tensesuspensefulseriousmoodydeliberateconspiratorialdated

What happens

Trunk to Cairo (German: Einer spielt falsch) is a 1965 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. It was Murphy's first non-western or war film since The Quiet American in 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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