In the desert, then in cairo, then it´s over.

Now, this movie is another typical example of german moviemaker´s perspective on ww2 in the fifties - though they almost were over. The story: a commando unit with a mission has to take the long road through the desert to reach cairo. The message: german wehrmacht in africa and the german spies were nice guys and should not be mistaken as nazis.This seems to be a cheap flick, in some rare moments reminding of "Lohn der Angst" - a real classic on men in the wilderness with a survival problem... Exploitation specialists and admirers of the africa korps might have fun with it - even though the tension never gets anywhere close to the real classics...

German cinema is famous for its historical depth, expressionist aesthetics, and social-political engagement. It has moved from Expressionism to political reckoning, from New German Cinema's raw realism to contemporary genre experiments. Its legacy lies in both technical innovation and deep explorations of history, morality, and philosophy.

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In 1942 the Germans devised an operation to introduce in Egypt spies to provoke a rebellion against the British.

Adrian Hoven, Elisabeth Müller, and Peter van Eyck in Rommel ruft Kairo (1959)

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Adrian Hoven and Peter van Eyck in Rommel ruft Kairo (1959)

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