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6.9/10

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

NR | 1 Hours 36 Minutes

War, Thriller, Drama

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

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The 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)

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