Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 155 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British soldier trapped in a North African hotel during World War II must pretend to be a dead German spy. He tries to get military secrets from Field Marshal Erwin Rommel who is staying there.

tensesuspensefulgrimclaustrophobicwartimeurgentstarktaut

What happens

Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Set in World War II, it is one of a number of films based on Lajos Bíró's 1917 play Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásban, including the 1927 film Hotel Imperial. Erich von Stroheim portrays Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in a supporting performance. Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté and Bertram C. Granger were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, John F. Seitz for Best Cinematography, and Doane Harrison for Best Film Editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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