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Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

1943•1h 36m•6.9/10
WarThrillerDrama

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6.9/10(145)

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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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Fortunio Bonanova

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

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

German Engineer (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

Fred Nurney

Fred Nurney

Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne

Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

Kenneth Anspach

German Soldier

John Erickson

First Soldier

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