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Rommel Calls Cairo (German: Rommel ruft Kairo) is a 1959 West German war thriller film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Adrian Hoven, Elisabeth Müller and Peter van Eyck. It is based on a real incident from the North African Campaign during the Second World War.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Hans Strobel. It was shot on location in Egypt.
Van Eyck reprised his role as László Almásy in the British film Foxhole in Cairo which was released the following year.
Original Release
02/19/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adrian Hoven | Capt. Johannes Eppler, alias Hussein Gafaar / Johannes Eppler |
| Elisabeth Müller | Lt. Kay Morrison / Kay Morrison |
| Peter van Eyck | Capt. Graf von Almassy / Graf von Almassy |
| Paul Klinger | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Erwin Rommel |
| Eman | Amina |
| Herbert Tiede | Col. Robertson |
| Ernst Reinhold | Sandy |
| Wolf Ackva | Maj. Smith / Major Smith |
| Til Kiwe | Amis |
| Saliman | Achmed |
Directors
Writers
John Eppler, K.H. Turner, Heinz Oskar Wuttig
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adrian Hoven | Capt. Johannes Eppler, alias Hussein Gafaar / Johannes Eppler |
| Elisabeth Müller | Lt. Kay Morrison / Kay Morrison |
| Peter van Eyck | Capt. Graf von Almassy / Graf von Almassy |
| Paul Klinger | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Erwin Rommel |
| Eman | Amina |
| Herbert Tiede | Col. Robertson |
| Ernst Reinhold | Sandy |
| Wolf Ackva | Maj. Smith / Major Smith |
| Til Kiwe | Amis |
| Saliman | Achmed |
| Albert Hehn | Lüdinghausen |
| Horst Uhse | Schmitz |
| Siegfried Dornbusch | Schulze |
| Gustl Weishappel | Gruber |
| Manfred Andrae | Oberfeldwebel |
| Werner Stock | Abele |
| Heinz Lausch | |
| Lili Schoenborn-Anspach | (as Lilly Schönborn) / Signora Sinarelli |
| Panos Papadopulos | Sharani |
| Karin Hauck | Leila |
