Five Graves to Cairo

1943
Approved
1h 36m

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In the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueDuring the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Romme... Tout lireDuring the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

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7,2 k

MA NOTE

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Nommé pour 3 oscars
- 3 nominations au total

Lt. Schwegler
(as Peter Van Eyck)

Erich von Stroheim

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Philip Ahlm

Second Soldier
(uncredited)

Kenneth Anspach

German Soldier
(uncredited)

Roger Creed

Fourth Soldier
(uncredited)

Leslie Denison

British Captain
(uncredited)

John Erickson

First Soldier
(uncredited)

Bud Geary

English Tank Commander
(uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

German Sergeant
(uncredited)

Clyde Jackman

Rommel's Orderly
(uncredited)

Ian Keith

Capt. St. Bride
(uncredited)

Miles Mander

Colonel Fitzhume
(uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Third Soldier
(uncredited)

Bill Mussetter

Schwegler Body Guard
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
On the first day director Billy Wilder's hero Erich von Stroheim, arrived on set, Wilder ran to the wardrobe department to welcome him. He said, "This is a very big moment in my life . . . that I should now be directing the great Stroheim. Your problem, I guess, was that you were ten years ahead of your time." Von Stroheim replied, "Twenty."

Gaffes
Rommel is consistently depicted as disdainful of Sebastiano, and the Italians in general. In fact Rommel appreciated the aid of the Italians, and consistently encouraged their commanders, such as his counterpart Field Marshal Count Ugo Cavallero, to perform at their best effort.

Citations
Lt. Schwegler: [checking his guidebook entry about the hotel] You have a native cook by the name of Berek.
Farid: [nervous] Terek, sir. Terek. Yes, sir. But he ran away this morning. With the British to Alexandria.
Lt. Schwegler: [checking the guidebook] You have a wife.
Farid: Oh, yes, sir. Yes. But *she* run away. Yes, sir.
Lt. Schwegler: With the British to Alexandria?
Farid: [sadly] No, sir. With a Greek to Casablanca.

Connexions
Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: Bill Hader (2010)

Bandes originales
Mattinata
Music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Sung repeatedly by Fortunio Bonanova

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Among the Best WW II Films

As a teen, during WW II, I saw nearly every war film released. This one is in the top 5. The fact that most of the story was in one locale allowed the various characters to expand. The plot twists were fascinating and the "5 graves" idea was quite believable. I was particularly swept away by Ann Baxter and Peter van Eyck. From that point on I followed her career up to her death. I would have given anything to look like Peter an Eyck. Too bad they nearly always made him the heavy in his movies. I think he had a lot of sex appeal and would have made a terrific love interest in certain films.