Five Graves to Cairo (1943) movie poster

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

96 minWarThrillerDrama

TMDb7.0/10155 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Billy Wilder

Cast

Franchot Tone as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Anne Baxter as Mouche

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Akim Tamiroff as Farid

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Peter van Eyck as Lt. Schwegler

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Fortunio Bonanova as Gen. Sebastiano

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

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Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

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Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Third Soldier (uncredited)

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Leslie Denison

British Captain (uncredited)

Bud Geary as English Tank Commander (uncredited)

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

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Frederick Giermann

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Otto Reichow as German Engineer (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

German Engineer (uncredited)

Art Gilmore as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:gravegerman officerblack and whitebritish soldierassumed identitynazi spyrommeltank battleman with limp

Time:world war ii

Place:hotelegyptdesertnorth africa

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