Cairo Road

A somewhat amusing Brit police procedural, filmed in Egypt, with British actors, filling the key roles, playing (mainly) Egyptian police officers. Curious viewers may wish to see a fresh-faced Lawrence Harvey in an early role, playing second banana to Eric Portman's "Arab" Sherlock, as they both chase down shady North African drug pushers, who don't rule out murder to achieve their aims.Being set in the land of the pharaohs, the film features plenty of fezzes, camels, goats and bazaars, but perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, no pyramids. Some will find the movie more humorous than suspenseful, with the lead European actors never convincing us of their Egyptian origins, especially when compared to their native support colleagues, who more obviously fit the bill. The noirish-influenced black and white principal photography is certainly not the worst aspect of this rarely seen film.