Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
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.
- 6.9
- 1943
- Released
- 1h 36m
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)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 SoldierJohn Erickson
First SoldierClyde Jackman
Rommel's OrderlyBill Mussetter
Schwegler (Body Guard)Peter F.U. Pohlney
German SoldierJohn Royce
German Technician
Released
en
$855,000.00
$1,200,000.00
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- #rommel
- #north africa
- #tank battle
- #man with limp
Reviews
We shall take that big fat cigar out of Mr. Churchill's mouth and make him say Heil. Five Graves to Cairo is directed by Billy Wilder who also co-adapts the screenplay with Charles Brackett. It's based on the Lajos Biró play Hotel Imperial. It stars Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim and Peter Van Eyck. Music is by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography by John Seitz. To