
Five Graves to Cairo
Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
WarThrillerDramahotelegyptworld war iigravegerman officerblack and whitedesertbritish soldierassumed identitynazi spyrommelnorth africa
A taut wartime espionage thriller built on deception and high stakes, where a British soldier's assumed identity at Nazi headquarters becomes a weapon against 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.
Essence
Ensemble

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)
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