Five Graves to Cairo

1943

96 min

6.9

Ends at

The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.

Budget

$855,000

Genre

War, Thriller, Drama

Director

Billy Wilder

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Franchot Tone

Anne Baxter

Akim Tamiroff

Erich von Stroheim

Peter van Eyck

Fortunio Bonanova

Philip Ahlm

Roger Creed

Hans Moebus

Leslie Denison

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Five Graves to Cairo

The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.

  • Franchot Tone

  • Anne Baxter

  • Akim Tamiroff

  • Erich von Stroheim

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