Foxhole in Cairo (1960)

Director:

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writers:

Leonard Mosley (novel), Leonard Mosley (screenplay),

Stars:

James Robertson Justice, Adrian Hoven, Niall MacGinnis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Robertson Justice	...	Capt. Robertson
Adrian Hoven	...	John Eppler
Niall MacGinnis	...	Radek
Peter van Eyck	...	Count Almaszy
Robert Urquhart	...	Major Wilson
Neil McCallum	...	Sandy
Fenella Fielding	...	Yvette
Gloria Mestre	...	Amina
Albert Lieven	...	Field Marshal Rommel
John Westbrook	...	Roger
Lee Montague	...	Aberle
Henry Oscar	...	Col. Zeltinger
Howard Marion-Crawford	...	British Major
Anthony Newlands	...	S.S. Colonel
Richard Vernon	...	General

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film | based on novel

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Taglines:

The Greatest Spy Story of the Desert War!

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1962 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Emboscada no Cairo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Omnia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was made and released about two years after author Leonard Mosley's source novel "The Cat and the Mice" was first published in 1958.

User Reviews

Nice little spy flick!

The movie is based on a true story. Rommel has planted two German spies in Cairo. They are his "ears and eyes" in the British eight army. Rommel is looking for information which can help him plan an attack on Cairo. The plot is good and interesting and the film holds the story together. It is quite clear that the budget is low, most of the scenes are shot in studios. The story is told in a slow pace, sometimes to slow- it never gets exciting! The acting is quite good all over, despite a few minor roles. Actor Michael Caine acts in a minor role as a German; Hans. Foxhole in Cairo is a nice little film, nothing more, and add up to 4/10