Five Graves to Cairo

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

War,

Thriller,

Drama

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

1943

Director:

Billy Wilder

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Budget:

$855,000

Revenue:

$1,200,000

Cast:
Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Crew:
Gordon Carveth

Stunts

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Billy Wilder

Director

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Edith Head

Costume Design