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Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Drama Thriller War

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

Release Date: 1943, May 26
Directors: Billy Wilder
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Anne Baxter, Ian Keith, Hans Moebus, Art Gilmore, Erich von Stroheim, Bud Geary, Fortunio Bonanova, Konstantin Shayne, Akim Tamiroff, Peter van Eyck, Leslie Denison, Fred Nurney

Overview:

During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler passes as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Erwin Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may provide an even better use.

Keywords:

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