- Trunk to Cairo
"Trunk to Cairo" (1966) is an Israeli/West German film produced by American International.
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 aNeo-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.Trivia
Murphy's first non-western or war film since "The Quiet American".
Cast
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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 .... UncreditedExternal links
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