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The Man From Cairo(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-09-03
50%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 21m
HE TOOK A DESPERATE CHANCE FOR A FORTUNE IN GOLD...and a Beautiful Woman!
Overview:
"The Man from Cairo", a Michaeldavid production for distribution by Lippert, with Ray Enright the only credited director on the film print, finds Mike Canelli, the man from Cairo, nosing around Algiers with mystery surrounding the people he meets and the things he does and has done to him, all deriving from the war-time theft of $100,000,000 in gold which lies somewhere in the adjacent desert. People representing many nationalities and reasons are also seeking the gold. It boils down to a battle between Canelli and the original looter aboard a speeding train.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Italy,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Michaeldavid Productions
Societa Italiana Gestioni Manifestazioni
Movie: The Man From Cairo
Top 10 Billed Cast
George Raft
Mike Canelli
Gianna Maria Canale
Lorraine Beloyan
Massimo Serato
Basil Constantine
Guido Celano
Emile Touchard
Irene Papas
Yvonne Lebeau
Alfredo Varelli
Prof. H. M. Crespi
Leonardo Scavino
Police Capt. Akhim Bey (as Leon Lenoir)
Mino Doro
Major C. Blanc
Angelo Dessy
Pock-marked Thug
Richard McNamara
Agent Charles Stark
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Overview
"The Man from Cairo", a Michaeldavid production for distribution by Lippert, with Ray Enright the only credited director on the film print, finds Mike Canelli, the man from Cairo, nosing around Algiers with mystery surrounding the people he meets and the things he does and has done to him, all deriving from the war-time theft of $100,000,000 in gold which lies somewhere in the adjacent desert. People representing many nationalities and reasons are also seeking the gold. It boils down to a battle between Canelli and the original looter aboard a speeding train.
Release Date
1953-09-03
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
HE TOOK A DESPERATE CHANCE FOR A FORTUNE IN GOLD...and a Beautiful Woman!
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