Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
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.
Released: May 26, 1943
Runtime: 96 minutes
Stars: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova
Crew: Gordon Carveth (Stunts), Hans Dreier (Art Direction), Billy Wilder (Director), Miklós Rózsa (Original Music Composer), Edith Head (Costume Design), Charles Brackett (Screenplay)
