Five Graves to Cairo
26/05/1943
2h

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.
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
Philip Ahlm
Second Soldier (uncredited)
Roger Creed
Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Third Soldier (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
British Captain (uncredited)


Bud Geary
English Tank Commander (uncredited)
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)
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
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