Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

1943 en 96 minutes

Rating: 6.977

Plot

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.

Trailer

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

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

Roger Creed

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Hans Moebus

Third Soldier (uncredited)

Leslie Denison

Leslie Denison

British Captain (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

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

Kenneth Anspach

German Soldier

John Erickson

John Erickson

First Soldier

Clyde Jackman

Clyde Jackman

Rommel's Orderly

Bill Mussetter

Bill Mussetter

Schwegler (Body Guard)

Peter F.U. Pohlney

Peter F.U. Pohlney

German Soldier

John Royce

John Royce

German Technician

Sam Waagenaar

Sam Waagenaar

Rommel's Orderly

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