Five Graves to Cairo

1943 · directed by Billy Wilder

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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.

Five Graves to Cairo (1943), directed by Billy Wilder, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Franchot Tone
• Anne Baxter
• Akim Tamiroff
• Erich von Stroheim
• Peter van Eyck
• Fortunio Bonanova
• Philip Ahlm
• Roger Creed
• Hans Moebus
• Leslie Denison

Crew

• John F. Seitz — Director of Photography
• Doane Harrison — Editor
• Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer
• Billy Wilder — Screenplay
• Charles Brackett — Screenplay

More from Billy Wilder

1. Some Like It Hot (1959) — 99/100 · hit
2. Sunset Boulevard (1950) — 98/100 · hit
3. Double Indemnity (1944) — 98/100 · hit
4. The Apartment (1960) — 97/100 · hit
5. The Lost Weekend (1945) — 90/100 · hit
6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — 85/100 · hit

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