Cairo (1963 film)

Cairo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWolf Rilla
Screenplay byJoan LaCour Scott
Based onThe Asphalt Jungle
1949 novel
by W. R. Burnett
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 film
Produced byRonald Kinnoch
executive
Lawrence Bachmann
StarringGeorge Sanders
Richard Johnson
Faten Hamama
John Meillon
Ahmed Mazhar
Eric Pohlmann
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Edited byBernard Gribble
Music byKenneth V. Jones
Production
company
Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 21, 1963 (1963-08-21)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

  1. ^ "Cairo (1963) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Cairo". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014..
  3. ^ CAIRO Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 30, Iss. 348, (Jan 1, 1963): 36.