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 assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.

Main Cast

Franchot Tone

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Age : 63 | Popularity : 49%

Anne Baxter

Mouche

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Akim Tamiroff

Farid

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Schwegler

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Fortunio Bonanova

Gen. Sebastiano

Age : 74 | Popularity : 18%

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

Age : 82 | Popularity : 14%

Crew

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

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