Rommel's Treasure

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Rommel's Treasure
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Directed by Romolo Marcellini
Written by Gino De Santis
Duncan Elliott
Frank Gervasi
Ugo Guerra
Romolo Marcellini
Produced by Hans Hass
Luigi Rovere
Starring Dawn Addams
Paul Hubschmid
Isa Miranda
Cinematography Raimondo Bucher
Renato Del Frate
Angelo Lotti
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Production
companies
Imperial Film
Translux
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 22 December 1955 (1955-12-22)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesItaly
United States
Language Italian

Rommel's Treasure (Italian: Il tesoro di Rommel) is a 1955 Italian-American drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Dawn Addams, Paul Hubschmid and Isa Miranda. [1]

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Synopsis

In post-war Cairo a variety of different people seek a stash of valuables and secret documents left behind by Erwin Rommel during the North African Campaign.

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