Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

1943

During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use

AS BIG...AS EXCITING...as the world-shattering events that inspired it! (Print Ad- The Journal, ((Wood River, Ills.)) 21 October 1943)

JBscale
90
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 12, 1943
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
$58 (#4496 of 4502)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.37:1
Audio
English: DD+ Stereo
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
September 29, 2020
Acquired Date
November 20, 2025
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Actors

Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Fortunio Bonanova
Fortunio Bonanova
Peter van Eyck
Peter van Eyck
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim

Directors

Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder

Producers

Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett

Writers

Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder

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Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
100%
Tomatometer
17 votes
RT Hot
80%
Popcornmeter
41 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7,475 votes