Five Graves to Cairo
“Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?”
Overview
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.
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Charles Brackett
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$1M
Vote Count
156
Cast
Franchot Tone
Cpl. John J. Bramble...
Anne Baxter
Mouche
Akim Tamiroff
Farid
Erich von Stroheim
Field Marshal Erwin...
Peter van Eyck
Lt. Schwegler
Fortunio Bonanova
Gen. Sebastiano
Philip Ahlm
Second Soldier (uncr...
Roger Creed
Fourth Soldier (uncr...
Hans Moebus
Third Soldier (uncre...
Leslie Denison
British Captain (unc...
Bud Geary
English Tank Command...
Frederick Giermann
German Sergeant (unc...
Otto Reichow
German Engineer (unc...
Art Gilmore
Trailer Narrator (vo...
Ian Keith
Capt. St. Bride (unc...
Miles Mander
Colonel Fitzhume (un...
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