Five Graves to Cairo

Synopsis

The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, afraid of the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans. John assumes the identity of the recently deceased waiter to survive.

Main Cast

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Age : 63 | Popularity : 8%

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Age : 62 | Popularity : 8%

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

Age : 72 | Popularity : 6%

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Age : 57 | Popularity : 6%

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Assistant Director	Herbert Coleman Henry S. Kesler Charles C. Coleman
	Director	Billy Wilder
Writing	Screenplay	Billy Wilder Charles Brackett
	Theatre Play	Lajos Biró
Editing	Editor	Doane Harrison
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
	Set Dressing Supervisor	Sam Comer
	Makeup Artist	Wally Westmore Ben Nye Albert MacQuarrie William Knight
	Hairstylist	Leonora Sabine
Sound	Original Music Composer	Miklós Rózsa
	Orchestrator	Eugene Zador
	Sound Recordist	Ferrol Redd Philip Wisdom
Production	Associate Producer	Charles Brackett
	Unit Manager	Hugh Brown Sidney Street
	Executive Producer	Buddy G. DeSylva
	Location Manager	Norman Lacey
Camera	Director of Photography	John F. Seitz
	Camera Operator	Haskell B. Boggs
	Assistant Camera	Harlow Stengel
Art	Art Direction	Hans Dreier Ernst Fegté
	Set Decoration	Bertram C. Granger
Crew	Stunts	Roger Creed Gordon Carveth
Department	Role	Name

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