Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
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:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder.
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Franchot Tone as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos |
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Anne Baxter as Mouche |
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Akim Tamiroff as Farid |
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Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
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Peter van Eyck as Lt. Schwegler |
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Fortunio Bonanova as Gen. Sebastiano |
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Philip Ahlm as Second Soldier (uncredited) |
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Roger Creed as Fourth Soldier (uncredited) |
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Hans Moebus as Third Soldier (uncredited) |
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Leslie Denison as British Captain (uncredited) |
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Bud Geary as English Tank Commander (uncredited) |
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Frederick Giermann as German Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Otto Reichow as German Engineer (uncredited) |
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Art Gilmore as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Ian Keith as Capt. St. Bride (uncredited) |
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Miles Mander as Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited) |
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Fred Nurney as Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited) |
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Konstantin Shayne as Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Anspach as German Soldier |
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John Erickson as First Soldier |
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Clyde Jackman as Rommel's Orderly |
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Bill Mussetter as Schwegler (Body Guard) |
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Peter F.U. Pohlney as German Soldier |
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John Royce as German Technician |
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Sam Waagenaar as Rommel's Orderly |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Charles Brackett | Screenplay |
| Writing | Billy Wilder | Screenplay |
| Editing | Doane Harrison | Editor |
| Production | Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| Directing | Billy Wilder | Director |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Roger Creed | Stunts |
| Production | Hugh Brown | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Haskell B. Boggs | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Herbert Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sidney Street | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Henry S. Kesler | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Comer | Set Dressing Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonora Sabine | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert MacQuarrie | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Charles Brackett | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Eugene Zador | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Gordon Carveth | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Knight | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ferrol Redd | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Philip Wisdom | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Harlow Stengel | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Norman Lacey | Location Manager |
| Writing | Lajos Biró | Theatre Play |