Tessari's stunning recreation of the battle of El Alamein. Maria Peschy stars as Rommel, while Tony Russell plays the plucky Montgomery. Bikinis double as tanks. Hussein does not like to drive during the day, thereby forfeiting the initial German advantage. The xylophone jazz soundtrack perfectly echoes the Epyptian backdrops.Yes this is a joke, but no more bizarre than this film.

This movie essentially begins with a woman named "Helen Plummer" (Maria Perschy) being followed by an Egyptian police officer and by an insurance investigator named "Tom Curtis" (Tony Russel). As it so happens, Helen's husband supervised the construction of the Bank of Cairo and it was during this time that a great quantity of gold bars were stolen. So everybody suspects that Helen knows where the treasure is hidden are they are hoping she will lead them to it. So the fact that she is accompanying an archaeological expedition on serves to arouse their suspicions even more. However, things become a bit more complicated once people in the expedition begin to die for no apparent reason. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an okay mystery film which contained several twists and turns along the way. Unfortunately, there was very little suspense and as a result it lacked a certain amount of excitement in the process. Even so, I suppose it was good enough for the time spent and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

An insurance investigator (a rather bland Tony Russel) goes to Egypt in search of some missing gold bars, and hooks up with the wife (beautiful Maria Perchy) of the prime suspect for their theft. They decide that it would be best if he impersonated her husband, a technician, and they both accompany an archaeological expedition, which would give them the perfect cover for their search. But trouble begins when the wife impulsively shoots the real husband, and now they have to hide the dead body as well....Perhaps the most interesting aspect of "The Secret Of The Sphinx" is that it contains few "good guys" in the traditional sense - the hero is a bit of a jerk and the heroine is far from the innocent little thing she appears to be at first. But the script and direction are both pretty messy, and the result is a film that does not qualify as much more than a curious time-waster. ** out of 4.

Obscure thriller, concerning a couple who meet in Egypt under strange circumstances, and end up having to hide a dead body. Not only that, but someone is trying to kill them also. As an extra twist, it seems that during an archaeological expedition, some cases of gold were stolen, and now the thief is attempting to cover up his crime.