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.

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

Philip Ahlm
as Second Soldier (uncredited)

Roger Creed
as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)

Hans Moebus
as Third Soldier (uncredited)

Leslie Denison
as British Captain (uncredited)
John Chard
We shall take that big fat cigar out of Mr. Churchill's mouth and make him say Heil. Five Graves to Cairo is directed by Billy Wilder who also co-adapts the screenplay with Charles Brackett. It's based on the Lajos Biró play Hotel Imperial. It stars Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Eri...