Five Graves to Cairo(1943)

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

WarThrillerDrama1h 36mReleased
Five Graves to Cairo

Sign in to track this title

Sign In

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.

6.9TMDB146 votes
Trailer IMDb

Details

Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Release Date
May 26, 1943
Runtime
1h 36m
Country
United States of America
Language
Deutsch, Italiano, English
Budget
$855,000
Revenue
$1,200,000

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)

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

F

Frederick Giermann

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Related Movies

Comments

Sign in to join the discussion

Sign In