Poster for Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

1943, drama, suspense, war

96 minutes

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...

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Cast

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Third Soldier (uncredited)

Leslie Denison

British Captain (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

German Sergeant (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

German Engineer (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Capt. St. Bride (uncredited)

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)

Fred Nurney

Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited)

Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne

Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited)

Kenneth Anspach

German Soldier

John Erickson

First Soldier

Clyde Jackman

Rommel's Orderly

Bill Mussetter

Schwegler (Body Guard)

Peter F.U. Pohlney

German Soldier

John Royce

German Technician

Sam Waagenaar

Rommel's Orderly

Crew

Art

Hans Dreier

Art direction

Ernst Fegté

Art direction

Bertram C. Granger

Set decoration

Camera

Haskell B. Boggs

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume design

Leonora Sabine

Hairstylist

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup artist

Albert MacQuarrie

Makeup artist

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup artist

William Knight

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Director

Editing

Production

Charles Brackett

Charles Brackett

Associate producer

Buddy G. DeSylva

Executive producer

Norman Lacey

Location manager

Sound

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

Original music composer

Philip Wisdom

Sound recordist

Ferrol Redd

Sound recordist

Writing

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