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Five Graves to Cairo

(1943)

May 26, 1943 1h 36m
69%
TMDB Score

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.

Billy Wilder

Director

Top Billed Cast

FT

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

AB

Anne Baxter

Mouche

AT

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

EvS

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PvE

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

FB

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

PA

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

RC

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

HM

Hans Moebus

Third Soldier (uncredited)

LD

Leslie Denison

British Captain (uncredited)

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