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Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

1943 · NR · 1h 36m

Directed by Billy Wilder

7.0

TMDB audience score
159 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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)

  • Bud Geary
    English Tank Commander (uncredited)

  • Frederick Giermann
    German Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Otto Reichow
    German Engineer (uncredited)

  • Art Gilmore
    Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Ian Keith
    Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

  • Miles Mander
    Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

  • Fred Nurney
    Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

  • Konstantin Shayne
    Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)