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Five Graves to Cairo
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Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 American black-and-white war film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay was written by Charles Brackett and Wilder, with Brackett also serving as producer. The cast includes Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, and Erich von Stroheim. Miklós Rózsa composed the score, while John F. Seitz handled cinematography and Doane Harrison edited the film. Edith Head designed the costumes.
Set in Libya during World War II, the narrative takes place in a desert and a hotel. The film was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It has a runtime of 96 minutes. The work was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Critical reception includes a review score of 7.6 out of 10 and a 100% rating.
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7.0During 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.
Cast
- Franchot Tone as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
- Anne Baxter as Mouche
- Akim Tamiroff as Farid
- Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Peter van Eyck as Lt. Schwegler
- Fortunio Bonanova as Gen. Sebastiano
Themes
- hotel
- egypt
- world war ii
- grave
- german officer
- black and white
- desert
- british soldier
- assumed identity
- nazi spy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Screenwriter
- Billy Wilder
- Cast member
- Miles Mander
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Producer
- Charles Brackett
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John F. Seitz
- Narrative location
- Libya
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 780669
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- publication date
- 1943-07-12
- film editor
- Doane Harrison
- title
- Five Graves to Cairo
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- set in environment
- hotel
- review score
- 100%
- capital cost
- 855000
- Commons category
- Five Graves to Cairo
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