Five Graves to Cairo

6.9 / 10

(146 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 of America

Genre:

War,

Thriller,

Drama

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

1943

Director:

Billy Wilder

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Budget:

$855,000

Revenue:

$1,200,000

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

Crew:
Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Charles Brackett

Screenplay

Billy Wilder

Screenplay

Doane Harrison

Editor

Buddy G. DeSylva

Executive Producer