Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
96 min
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.
- Release date
- May 26, 1943
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $855,000
- Box office
- $1,200,000
Trailer
Cast
- Franchot Tone as Cpl. John Bramble
- Anne Baxter as Mouche
- Akim Tamiroff as Farid
- Fortunio Bonanova as Gen. Sebastiano
- Peter van Eyck as Lt. Schwegler
- Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Philip Ahlm as Second Soldier
- Kenneth Anspach as German Soldier
- Roger Creed as Fourth Soldier
- Leslie Denison as British Captain
Crew
- Billy Wilder · Director
- Charles Brackett · Writer
- Billy Wilder · Writer
- Lajos Biró · Writer
- Miklós Rózsa · Composer
- John F. Seitz · Cinematographer
- Doane Harrison · Editor