Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
"Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?"
Title: Five Graves to Cairo
Original Title: Five Graves to Cairo
Release Date: 1943-05-26
Status: Released
Rating: 6.915/10 (from 141 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: War, Thriller, Drama
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
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.
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)
