
Five Graves to Cairo
Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
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.
WarThrillerDrama
Five Graves to Cairo
Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
1943-05-26
Runtime
96 minutes
Status
Released
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

Fortunio Bonanova
Gen. Sebastiano

Philip Ahlm
Second Soldier (uncredited)

Roger Creed
Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

Hans Moebus
Third Soldier (uncredited)

Leslie Denison
British Captain (uncredited)

Bud Geary
English Tank Commander (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann
German Sergeant (uncredited)
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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures