Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1943-05-26) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Lajos Biró |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch, Italiano |
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Casts
- 72059: Franchot Tone - Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
- 10606: Anne Baxter - Mouche
- 30719: Akim Tamiroff - Farid
- 8630: Erich von Stroheim - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- 2567: Peter van Eyck - Lt. Schwegler
- 14979: Fortunio Bonanova - Gen. Sebastiano
- 1294717: Philip Ahlm - Second Soldier (uncredited)
Crews
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Director - Directing
- 8617: Charles Brackett - Screenplay - Writing
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 14972: Buddy G. DeSylva - Executive Producer - Production
- 7647: Miklós Rózsa - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3159: Doane Harrison - Editor - Editing
- 8622: Hans Dreier - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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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, Ak ....
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