Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
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.
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
Bud Geary
English Tank Commander (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)Recommendations
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