Cairo (1942)

Cairo (1942) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Five Graves to Cairo (1943) and The Desert Fox

By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 10, 2020 From 4 Star Films

For modern audiences especially, the movie’s opening crawl gives us a bit of helpful context. It’s June, 1942.? Field Marshall Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Corps was pounding the Brits back toward Cairo and the Suez Canal. His notoriety as a tactician and “The Desert Fox” is a... Read full article

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Book Review--Retro-Style Adventure in Stephen Jared's The Chameleon Thief of Cairo

By KC on Jul 27, 2018 From Classic Movies

The Chameleon Thief of Cairo Stephen Jared Solstice Publishing, 2018 Since his 2011 debut, Jack and the Jungle Lion, I’ve always looked forward to Stephen Jared’s next novel. His retro books are classic movies on the page, trading off between noir and adventure genres. Of the six title... Read full article

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Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 9, 2017 From 4 Star Films

“How many times is a man so taken with a woman that he walks off the screen just to get her?” This line spoken by one of Jeff Daniels’ characters is really the key to opening up the fantasy?that is Purple Rose of Cairo.?Here is a film where Woody Allen most blatantly gets to parade... Read full article

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Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 9, 2017 From 4 Star Films

“How many times is a man so taken with a woman that he walks off the screen just to get her?” This line spoken by one of Jeff Daniels’ characters is really the key to opening up the fantasy?that is Purple Rose of Cairo.?Here is a film where Woody Allen most blatantly gets to parade... Read full article

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Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

By Beatrice on Sep 19, 2014 From Flickers in Time

Five Graves to Cairo Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Billy Wilder and Charles?Brackett based on the Lajos Bir? play Hotel Imperial 1943/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/TCM DVD Billy Wilder’s second directorial effort has little of his characteristic humor or cynicism. ?It is, ho... Read full article

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