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Midnight Movie: Foxhole in Cairo

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring James Robertson Justice
with Albert Lieven, Adrian Hoven

A German spy crosses 1,500 miles of uncharted desert to reach Cairo from behind the British lines. If his mission had been successful, Rommel might have won the Battle of Alamein. Foxhole in Cairo tells the true story of this daring act of German espionage
Rommel, the end of the story: pages 60-63

Contributors

Screenplay/based on the book The Cat and the Mice by:
Leonard Mosley
Screenplay:
Donald Taylor
Director:
John Moxey
Producer:
Steven Pallos
Producer:
Donald Taylor
Captain Robertson:
James Robertson Justice
Rommel:
Albert Lieven
John Eppler:
Adrian Hoven
Amina:
Gloria Mestre
Radek:
Niall MacGinnis
Count Almaszy:
Peter van Eyck
Major Wilson:
Robert Urquhart
Sandy:
Neil McCallum
Yvette:
Fenella Fielding
Source: Radio Times

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