In colonial Egypt, a British police officer sets out on a daring hunt for drug smuggling gangs operating along the notorious Cairo Road.
Production
Authentic Cairo locations give sweaty, lived-in atmosphere.
Acting
Harvey's smoldering intensity outshines the creaky script.
Director
David MacDonald
Eric Portman
Col. Youssef Bey
Laurence Harvey
Lt. Mourad
Harold Lang
Rico Pavlis
Grégoire Aslan
Lombardi
Karl Stepanek
Edouardo Pavlis
Maria Mauban
Marie
John Bailey
Mental Hospital Doctor
Martin Boddey
Maj. Ahmed Mustafa
John Gregson
Coast Guardsman
Marne Maitland
Gohari
John Harvey
Maj. Maggoury
Oscar Quitak
Bedouin boy
Abraham Sofaer
Commandant
Ferdy Mayne
Port Said Doctor
Peter Jones
Ship Lieutenant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely on location in Egypt during a brief window before political instability made such productions impossible; crew carried firearms for protection.
Released as Britain was losing its Suez foothold, the film's anxious colonial policing reads as imperial anxiety made celluloid.
GB
