Fresh
Director Billy Wilder handles the varied story elements, countless suspenseful moments and vivid portrayals in excellent fashion.
Variety Staff, Variety
Five Graves to Cairo
Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
1943 · 1h 36m · APPROVED
Drama, Thriller, War
Directed by
Billy Wilder
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Five Graves to Cairo
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.
Director and cast
- Billy Wilder Director
- Franchot Tone as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
- Anne Baxter as Mouche
- Akim Tamiroff as Farid
- Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Peter van Eyck as Lt. Schwegler
- Fortunio Bonanova as Gen. Sebastiano
- Philip Ahlm as Second Soldier (uncredited)
- Roger Creed as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
- Hans Moebus as Third Soldier (uncredited)
- Leslie Denison as British Captain (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It has a little something for all tastes, provided you don't give a darn.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
An impressive wartime espionage thriller.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
A crisp spy thriller.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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