Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
26/05/1943
War, Thriller, Drama
1h 36m
- 70% (136 votes)
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Overview
The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.
- Billy WilderDirector, Screenplay
- Charles BrackettScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$855,000
Revenue
$1,200,000
Keywords
- hotel
- egypt
- world war ii
- grave
- german officer
- desert
- british soldier
- assumed identity
- nazi spy
- rommel
- north africa
- tank battle
- man with limp
Top Billed 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)
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