Trailer

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Thriller War

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 is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, afraid of the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans. John assumes the identity of the recently deceased waiter to survive.

Updated May 20 2020

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1943-07-12

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Keywords:

hotel egypt world war ii grave british german officer british soldier assumed identity rommel

FACTS

Runtime: 96 mins Revenue: $1,200,000 Budget: $855,000 Rating: 7.0 Tag Line: Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

Cast

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Art Gilmore

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fred Nurney

Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

Konstantin Shayne

Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

Miles Mander

Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)