Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

Directed by Billy Wilder

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194396 min7.0 / 10

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Five Graves to Cairo scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Five Graves to Cairo sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Five Graves to Cairo violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Five Graves to Cairo easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Five Graves to Cairo end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Five Graves to Cairo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Five Graves to Cairo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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