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Trunk to Cairo

1966 · 103 min

A vintage spy caper that moves quickly through exotic locales, mixing tense chases with a touch of campy charm.

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What was in it?
Overview
Audie plays a James Bond-type action hero assigned to destroy a Neo-Nazy weapons factory headed by nemesis George Sanders.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • power
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, adventure
Directed by
Menahem Golan
Written by
Marc Behm, Alexander Ramati
Starring
Audie Murphy, George Sanders, Marianne Koch, Gila Almagor, Hans von Borsody, Yossi Yadin, Bomba Tzur, Zeev Berlinsky
Cinematography
Yitzhak Herbst
Runtime
103 min
Country
Germany, Israel
Languages
English

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