Five Graves to Cairo

Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date

1943

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

War, Thriller, Drama

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

Billy Wilder

Production

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

Fortunio Bonanova