Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

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.

Date of release
1943-05-26
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (159)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
War, Thriller, Drama
Director
Billy Wilder

Casting

  • Franchot Tone — Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
  • Anne Baxter — Mouche
  • Akim Tamiroff — Farid
  • Erich von Stroheim — Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
  • Peter van Eyck — Lt. Schwegler
  • Fortunio Bonanova — Gen. Sebastiano
  • Philip Ahlm — Second Soldier (uncredited)
  • Roger Creed — Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
  • Hans Moebus — Third Soldier (uncredited)
  • Leslie Denison — British Captain (uncredited)
  • Bud Geary — English Tank Commander (uncredited)
  • Frederick Giermann — German Sergeant (uncredited)

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