Five Graves to Cairo Poster

Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

Starring: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck

Writer: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Lajos Biró

Release Date:
May 26, 1943
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
Director:
Billy Wilder
Companies:
Paramount Pictures

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.