---
title: 'Cairo (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolf Rilla'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cairo-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056894/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cairo (1963)

1963 · 91 min · Drama, Action, Crime · Egypt, United States


## Synopsis

Cairo is a 1963 heist film directed by Wolf Rilla, written by Joan LaCour Scott, and starring George Sanders, Richard Johnson, Faten Hamama, John Meillon, Ahmed Mazhar and Eric Pohlmann. It is a remake of the 1950 film noir The Asphalt Jungle, relocated from the American Midwest to the titular Egyptian city. The film was released in January 1963 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolf Rilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-rilla)
- **Screenplay:** [Joan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-scott)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kenneth V. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-v-jones)
- **Producer:** [Ronald Kinnoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-kinnoch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Desmond Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-dickinson)

## Cast

- [Walter Rilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-rilla)
- [John Meillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-meillon)
- [Eric Pohlmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-pohlmann)
- [Richard Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-johnson)
- [Faten Hamama](https://cinepixo.com/people/faten-hamama)
- [Ahmad Mazhar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmad-mazhar)
- [George Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sanders)

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