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
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
Bertram C. Granger
Set Decoration
Doane Harrison
Editor
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Charles Brackett
Screenplay / Associate Producer
Billy Wilder
Director / Screenplay
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Sam Comer
Set Dressing Supervisor
Henry S. Kesler
Assistant Director
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Herbert Coleman
Assistant Director
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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