Five Graves to Cairo

1943 96 min ★ 7.0 War, Thriller, Drama

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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Cast

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)

Details

Director

Billy Wilder

Screenplay

Charles Brackett

Tagline

"Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$855,000

Revenue

$1,200,000

Production

Paramount Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

June 25, 2019

★ 8/10

We shall take that big fat cigar out of Mr. Churchill's mouth and make him say Heil. Five Graves to Cairo is directed by Billy Wilder who also co-adapts the screenplay with Charles Brackett. It's based on the Lajos Biró play Hotel Imperial. It stars Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim and Peter Van Eyck. Music is by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography by John Seitz. To...