Cairo | |
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Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
Screenplay by | Joan LaCour Scott |
Based on | The Asphalt Jungle 1949 novel by W. R. Burnett The Asphalt Jungle 1950 film |
Produced by | Ronald Kinnoch executive Lawrence Bachmann |
Starring | George Sanders Richard Johnson Faten Hamama John Meillon Ahmed Mazhar Eric Pohlmann |
Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
Production company | Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cairo is a 1963 American crime film starring George Sanders, Richard Johnson, and Walter Rilla. Directed by Wolf Rilla (Walter's son) and written by Joan LaCour Scott, it was released on August 21, 1963, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2][3] The film is a nearly scene-for-scene remake of John Huston's 1950 film noir, The Asphalt Jungle.