Five Graves to Cairo poster

Five Graves to Cairo( 1943)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Franchot Tone

      Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

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      Anne Baxter

      Mouche

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      Akim Tamiroff

      Farid

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      Erich von Stroheim

      Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

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      Peter van Eyck

      Lt. Schwegler

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      Fortunio Bonanova

      Gen. Sebastiano

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      Philip Ahlm

      Second Soldier (uncredited)

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      Roger Creed

      Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

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      Hans Moebus

      Third Soldier (uncredited)

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      Leslie Denison

      British Captain (uncredited)

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      Bud Geary

      English Tank Commander (uncredited)

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      Frederick Giermann

      German Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Otto Reichow

      German Engineer (uncredited)

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      Art Gilmore

      Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Ian Keith

      Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

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      Miles Mander

      Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

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      Fred Nurney

      Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

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      Konstantin Shayne

      Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

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      Kenneth Anspach

      German Soldier

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      John Erickson

      First Soldier

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      Clyde Jackman

      Rommel's Orderly

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      Bill Mussetter

      Schwegler (Body Guard)

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      Peter F.U. Pohlney

      German Soldier

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      John Royce

      German Technician

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      Sam Waagenaar

      Rommel's Orderly

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Jun 25 2019
    We shall take that big fat cigar out of Mr. Churchill's mouth and make him say Heil. Five Graves to Cairo is directed by Billy Wilder who also co-adapts the screenplay with Charles Brackett. It's based on the Lajos Biró play Hotel Imperial. It stars Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim and Peter Van Eyck. Music is by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography by John Seitz. Tone plays John Bramble, the sole survivor of a British tank division who stumbles into a near deserted desert town only to find it suddenly fills up with Field Marshall Rommel and his troops. Assuming t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    855000.00

    Revenue

    1200000.00

    Keywords

    • hotel
    • egypt
    • world war ii
    • grave
    • german officer
    • desert
    • british soldier
    • assumed identity
    • nazi spy
    • rommel
    • north africa
    • tank battle
    • man with limp