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Five Graves to Cairo

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.

1943 |1h 36m |  War, Thriller, Drama

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Cast

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Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

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Anne Baxter

Mouche

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Akim Tamiroff

Farid

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Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

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Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

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Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

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Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

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Otto Reichow

German Engineer (uncredited)

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Art Gilmore

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Ian Keith

Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

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Miles Mander

Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

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Fred Nurney

Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

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Konstantin Shayne

Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, German, Italian

Budget

$855,000.00

Revenue

$1,200,000.00