---
title: 'Five Graves to Cairo (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Wilder'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/five-graves-to-cairo-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035884/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

1943 · 100 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Set in World War II, it is one of a number of films based on Lajos Bíró's 1917 play Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásban, including the 1927 film Hotel Imperial. Erich von Stroheim portrays Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in a supporting performance.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett)
- **Producer:** [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- **Editor:** [Doane Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/doane-harrison)

## Cast

- [Franchot Tone](https://cinepixo.com/people/franchot-tone)
- [Peter van Eyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-van-eyck)
- [Akim Tamiroff](https://cinepixo.com/people/akim-tamiroff)
- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)
- [Ian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-keith)
- [Fortunio Bonanova](https://cinepixo.com/people/fortunio-bonanova)
- [Konstantin Shayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/konstantin-shayne)
- [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim)
- [Anne Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-baxter)

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