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.

Directed by Billy Wilder

Top 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

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

P

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

R

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

H

Hans Moebus

Third Soldier (uncredited)

L

Leslie Denison

British Captain (uncredited)

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

F

Frederick Giermann

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

German Engineer (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ian Keith

Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

Miles Mander

Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

Fred Nurney

Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

Konstantin Shayne

Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

K

Kenneth Anspach

German Soldier

J

John Erickson

First Soldier

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