Film
Five Graves to Cairo
1943· NR· 1h 36m· Drama· Thriller· War
“Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?”
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.
1943-05-26
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Key Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
ScreenplayBilly Wilder
Director of PhotographyJohn F. Seitz
Original Music ComposerMiklós Rózsa
EditorDoane Harrison
Full cast & crew (25 cast · 32 crew)
Details
Released1943-05-26
Runtime1h 36m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
Budget$855,000
Box office$1M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian · German
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 155 votes
Original languageen
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