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Movie poster: Cairo (1963)
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Cairo

1963 · 91 min Crime
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

An assortment of international criminals plans to steal priceless Egyptian artifacts from a Cairo museum. MGM remake of Asphalt Jungle set in Egypt.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1963
Country United States of America
Genre Crime
Director Wolf Rilla
Runtime 91 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (8 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs a classic heist blueprint, relocating the sturdy framework of 'The Asphalt Jungle' to the sun-baked streets and shadowy museums of Cairo. It explores how greed and paranoia act as corrosive agents within a meticulously planned criminal operation, using the ancient setting to amplify the tension.

What lingers after the final frame is the cool, fatalistic irony of a plan undone by its own architects. The desert, indifferent and vast, serves as the perfect silent witness to human folly. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Wolf Rilla

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Best viewed as a late-night noir, with the lights dimmed and the air conditioning set low. A perfect match for a crime drama evening.

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