Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Name: Five Graves to Cairo
Genre: War, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1943-05-26
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

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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Released 1943-05-26 · 96 min · War, Thriller, Drama

Directed by Billy Wilder

Cast

Franchot Tone as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
Anne Baxter as Mouche
Akim Tamiroff as Farid
Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Peter van Eyck as Lt. Schwegler
Fortunio Bonanova as Gen. Sebastiano
Philip Ahlm as Second Soldier (uncredited)
Roger Creed as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
Hans Moebus as Third Soldier (uncredited)
Leslie Denison as British Captain (uncredited)
Bud Geary as English Tank Commander (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann as German Sergeant (uncredited)
Otto Reichow as German Engineer (uncredited)
Art Gilmore as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ian Keith as Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)