Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

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Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

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.

• Released: 1943-05-26
• Genres: War, Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 158 votes

Directed by Billy Wilder.

Top 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
• Philip Ahlm as Second Soldier (uncredited)
• Roger Creed as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
• Hans Moebus as Third Soldier (uncredited)
• Leslie Denison as British Captain (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Five Graves to Cairo

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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