Five Graves to Cairo
“Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?”
1943 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Billy Wilder
Billy WilderCast
Franchot Tone
Anne BaxterCredits
Written by: 
Charles Brackett
Plot
A British corporal in a desert hotel meets Rommel.
Sinekatalog’s take
Billy Wilder's war thriller traps a British corporal in a desert hotel with Rommel. Taut, witty and cleverly plotted, with Erich von Stroheim superb, it is a compact, suspenseful wartime gem.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (7,745 votes)
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