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Overview
"Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?"
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.
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Release Date
- May 26, 1943
- Languages
- German, English, Italian
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- United States of America
Budget vs Revenue for Five Graves to Cairo
Profit
+$345K
Cast

Franchot Tone
Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Anne Baxter
Mouche

Akim Tamiroff
Farid

Erich von Stroheim
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Peter van Eyck
Lt. Schwegler

Fortunio Bonanova
Gen. Sebastiano
Philip Ahlm
Second Soldier (uncredited)
Roger Creed
Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Third Soldier (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
British Captain (uncredited)