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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.

19431h 36mNRWar, Thriller, Drama

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About Five Graves to Cairo

Directors
Billy Wilder
Cast
Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova
Genres
War, Thriller, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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