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Five Graves to Cairo

Genres
War
Thriller
Drama
Rating
7.0
Status
Released
Release Date1943-05-26
Runtime96 min
LanguagesEnglishItalianoDeutsch
CountriesUnited States of America
Budget$855,000
Revenue$1,200,000
IMDbView on IMDb

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.

Keywords
hotel
egypt
world war ii
grave
german officer
black and white
desert
british soldier
assumed identity
nazi spy
rommel
north africa
tank battle
man with limp

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Cast & Crew

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Franchot Tone

as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

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Anne Baxter

as Mouche

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Akim Tamiroff

as Farid

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Erich von Stroheim

as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

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Peter van Eyck

as Lt. Schwegler

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Fortunio Bonanova

as Gen. Sebastiano

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Philip Ahlm

as Second Soldier (uncredited)

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Roger Creed

as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

as Third Soldier (uncredited)

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Leslie Denison

as British Captain (uncredited)

Reviews

1
J

John Chard

Jun 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 Mi…

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