''Trunk to Cairo'' (German: ''Einer spielt falsch'') is a 1965 Israeli-West German international co-production spy film directed by

Menahem Golan Menahem Golan ( he, מנחם גולן; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014, originally Menachem Globus) was an Israeli film producer, screenwriter, and director. He was best known for co-owning The Cannon Group with his cousin Yoram Globus. Cannon sp ...

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 ''

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'' in 1958.

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 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 killing Merrick. After kidnapping Schlieben's daughter he must now escape Middle Eastern intelligence agencies against impossible odds.

Cast

* Audie Murphy as Mike Merrick * George Sanders as Professor Schlieben *

Marianne Koch Marianne Koch (; born 19 August 1931) is a German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician. Career Betwee ...

as Helga Schlieben *

Hans von Borsody Hans von Borsody (; 20 September 1929 – 4 November 2013) was a German film actor. He was born in Vienna into an artistic family of Hungarian descent. His father Eduard was a film director, his uncle Julius a set designer.(in German) His daughte ...

as Hans Klugg *Joseph Yadin as Captain Gabar *

Gila Almagor Gila Almagor Agmon ( he, גילה אלמגור אגמון; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of the Israeli cinema and theatre". Biography Gila Alexandrowitz (A ...

as Yasmin *Eytan Priver as Jamil *Bomba Zur as Ali *

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as Benz * Shlomo Vishinsky as Jacob *

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as Christina *

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as Hadassa * Mona Silberstein as Hostess * Yoel Noyman as Egyptian Colonel * Anna Schell as Belly Dancer * Suzanna Ratoni Fräulein Bruckner * Menashe Glazier as Mahmud

Production

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in

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and on location in

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and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

from June to July 1965. The film's title was inspired by the 1964 discovery at Rome Airport of a bound and drugged man inside a trunk sent from the Egyptian Embassy at Rome to Cairo, marked " diplomatic mail." The film included music by

Dov Seltzer Dov (Dubi) Seltzer ( he, דב (דובי) זלצר; born 26 January 1932) is a Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor. Biography Dov (Dubi) Seltzer began studying music at an early age. He studied theory and harmony with professors Alfred ...

and a song "Dangerous Woman" written by Jean Raskin and sung by Ouela Gill.The Films of Audie Murphy - Page 212 0786445084 Bob Larkins, Boyd Magers - 2004 ... Daliah Priver; Sound Recording: Z. Naghtigal; Hair Stylist: R. Rimmel; Music: Dov Seltzer; Song: "Dangerous Woman" by ... such was the demand that even the shoddiest European co-production could find a willing market, so Trunk to Cairo .

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* {{Menahem Golan Films set in Egypt 1965 films West German films American International Pictures films 1960s spy thriller films Israeli thriller films German spy thriller films Audie Murphy Films about the Arab–Israeli conflict 1965 drama films Constantin Film films Films shot at Spandau Studios Films shot in Israel Films shot in Rome English-language German films English-language Israeli films Films produced by Menahem Golan Films directed by Menahem Golan 1960s English-language films 1960s German films

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