Five Graves to Cairo 1943

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Billy Wilder
Written by: Billy Wilder & Charles Brackett
Runtime: 96 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
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 
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Also known as:
  • Cinco Covas no Egito
  • Cinco tumbas al Cairo
  • Fünf Gräber bis Kairo
  • I cinque segreti del deserto
  • Kataskopoi tou Alamein
  • Les cinq secrets du désert
  • Öt lépés Kairó felé
  • Ørkenens hemmelighed
  • Piec grobów na drodze do Kairu
  • Tie Kairoon
  • Vägen till Cairo
  • Пять гробниц по пути в Каир