Five Graves to Cairo

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1943 · 96 min · NR · War · Thriller · Drama · TMDB 7.0/10

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.

Directed by Billy Wilder

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