Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

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.

1h 36m1943NRTMDb 7.0

WarThrillerDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Five Graves to Cairo poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 26 May 1943
Runtime: 1h 36m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.0 / 10 (159 votes)

Production

Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Studios: Paramount Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $855,000.0
Revenue: $1.2M
Profit: $345,000.0
Return: 1.4×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Italian, German