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Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

19436.91h 36m

Overview

During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler passes as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Erwin Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may provide an even better use.

Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Lajos Biró
Box OfficeBudget: $855KRevenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

P

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

R

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

H

Hans Moebus

Third Soldier (uncredited)

L

Leslie Denison

British Captain (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

hotelegyptworld war iigravegerman officerblack and whitedesertbritish soldierassumed identitynazi spyrommelnorth africatank battleman with limp

About Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo is a war, thriller, drama film released in 1943 exploring themes of hotel, egypt, world war ii, grave, german officer, black and white. Directed by Billy Wilder, it stars Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff. During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler passes as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Erwin Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may provide an even better use.

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