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Five Graves to Cairo
Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
May 26, 1943 · 1h 36m
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War
Thriller
Drama
PLOT
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.
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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)
Directed by
Billy Wilder
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$855,000
Revenue
$1,200,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US
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