Five Graves to Cairo
“Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?”
19431h 36mWar · Thriller · Drama
Released
May 26, 1943
TMDB Score
70% match · 159 votes
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About the Movie
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.
DirectorBilly Wilder
- Released
- May 26, 1943
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $855.0K
- Box office
- $1.2M
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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)
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)
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