Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

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.

War Thriller Drama

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))

Bud Geary

(English Tank Commander (uncredited))

Frederick Giermann

(German Sergeant (uncredited))

Otto Reichow

(German Engineer (uncredited))

Art Gilmore

(Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

Ian Keith

(Capt. St. Bride (uncredited))

Miles Mander

(Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited))

Fred Nurney

(Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited))

Konstantin Shayne

(Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited))

Kenneth Anspach

(German Soldier)

John Erickson

(First Soldier)

Clyde Jackman

(Rommel's Orderly)

Bill Mussetter

(Schwegler (Body Guard))

Peter F.U. Pohlney

(German Soldier)

John Royce

(German Technician)

Sam Waagenaar

(Rommel's Orderly)