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.
Cast
as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
as Mouche
as Farid
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
as Lt. Schwegler
as Gen. Sebastiano
as Second Soldier (uncredited)
as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
as Third Soldier (uncredited)
as British Captain (uncredited)
Gallery
Reviews
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, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim and Peter Van Eyck. Music is by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography by John Seitz. T…