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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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The Golden Spider (1943)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.