Rommel ruft Kairo

original title:
Rommel ruft Kairo
country / year of production:
Germany / 1958
original length:
105 min. , black/white
premiere:
19 February 1959 in West Deutschland
genre:
Thriller
based on:
John W. Eppler. Rommel ruft Kairo. Aus dem Tagebuch eines Spions. Gütersloh: Berterlsmann, 1959.
director:
Wolfgang Schleif
film script:
John Eppler
producer:
cinematographer:
Kurt Grigoleit
editor:
Hermann Ludwig
composer:
Wolfram Röhrig
cast (role):
Adrian Hoven (Capt. Johannes Eppler, alias Hussein Gafaar) , Elisabeth Müller (Lt. Kay Morrison) , Peter Van Eyck (Capt. Graf von Almassy) , Paul Klinger (Field Marshal Erwin Rommel) , Leila Iman (Amina) , Peter Van Eyck , Adrian Hoven , Elisabeth Müller , Paul Klinger , Leila Iman , Herbert Tiede
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plot synopsis:
The german agent Johannes Eppler comes during the second world war into an english headquater in Egypt. There he takes pictures of secret plans. Because of his erotic charisma he makes a deep impression on women, which help him to get the secret plans for the fortress Tobruk.
keywords:
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
Was filmed in Egypt and the Sahara Desert.
availability:
VHS