Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 96 min · War, Thriller, Drama
38.2 TOPICAL score · #2,826 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Five Graves to Cairo (1943, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 38.2 - ranked 2,826 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (159 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (159 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read3,131 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Franchot Tone (actor #1,131), Anne Baxter (actor #364), Akim Tamiroff (actor #1,064), Erich von Stroheim (actor #622)