
Five Graves to Cairo
Original title: Five Graves to Cairo
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6.9/10
(137)
5/26/1943
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1h 36min

War
Thriller
Drama
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Billy Wilder
Budget 855K
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

Bud Geary
English Tank Commander (uncredited)