1943
7.0 (134 votes)
1h 36m
Genres
War
Thriller
Drama
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Five Graves to Cairo
Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Billy Wilder
Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Director of Photography: John F. Seitz
Top 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)
Videos
Five Graves To Cairo ≣ 1943 ≣ Trailer
Five Grave to Cairo 1943 Trailer
