War ·Thriller ·Drama · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 36m

Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo poster
Director
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
Crew
John F. Seitz — Director of Photography Doane Harrison — Editor Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer Charles Brackett — Screenplay Billy Wilder — Screenplay Edith Head — Costume Design
Tagline

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

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.

Trailer Five Graves to Cairo — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hotelegyptworld war iigravegerman officerblack and whitedesertbritish soldierassumed identitynazi spyrommelnorth africa
Key Collaborators
Billy Wilder Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography Doane Harrison Editor Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer Charles Brackett Screenplay Billy Wilder Screenplay Edith Head Costume Design
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