Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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) / Stunts

Hans Moebus
Third Soldier (uncredited)

Leslie Denison
British Captain (uncredited)

Bud Geary
English Tank Commander (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann
German Sergeant (uncredited)

Otto Reichow
German Engineer (uncredited)

Art Gilmore
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ian Keith
Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

Miles Mander
Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

Fred Nurney
Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

Konstantin Shayne
Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

Kenneth Anspach
German Soldier

John Erickson
First Soldier

Clyde Jackman
Rommel's Orderly

Bill Mussetter
Schwegler (Body Guard)

Peter F.U. Pohlney
German Soldier

John Royce
German Technician

Sam Waagenaar
Rommel's Orderly

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

Charles Brackett
Screenplay / Associate Producer

Billy Wilder
Screenplay / Director

Doane Harrison
Editor

Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer

Edith Head
Costume Design

Ernst Fegté
Art Direction

Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Bertram C. Granger
Set Decoration

John F. Seitz
Director of Photography

Hugh Brown
Unit Manager

Haskell B. Boggs
Camera Operator

Herbert Coleman
Assistant Director

Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist

Sidney Street
Unit Manager
Media.












Details.
Release DateMay 26, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Budget$855,000
Box Office$1,200,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
hotel
egypt
world war ii
grave
german officer
british soldier
assumed identity
rommel
desert
nazi spy
north africa
tank battle
man with limp
Wiki.
Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Set in World War II, it is one of a number of films based on Lajos Bíró's 1917 play Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásban, including the 1927 film Hotel Imperial. Erich von Stroheim portrays Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in a supporting performance.
Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté and Bertram C. Granger were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, John F. Seitz for Best Cinematography, and Doane Harrison for Best Film Editing.
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