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starring: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyckdirected by: Billy Wilder
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304452837
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304452837
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: June 10, 1997
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 10004
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: May 04, 1943
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Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Excellent WWII adventure from Billy Wilder, exciting, literate and clever
This WWII movie is an unexpected delight, although coming from Billy Wilder the unexpected should be expected. The action in Five Graves to Cairo takes place in a flea-bitten, mud-brick hotel on the edge of the North African desert. It's 1942 and Tobruk has fallen. Rommel and the Afrika Corps are driving toward Cairo and the only thing that can stop them is a lack of supplies. The English are worried. The Egyptians are testing the wind. And Rommel seems to be supremely confident. "We shall take that ... Read More
Rating: - Classic WW2 espionage flick
Billy Wilder's WW2 Oscar nominated classic "Five Graves to Cairo" released in 1943, is typical of propagandized movies coming out of Hollywood at this time.
British corporal John J. Bramble played by Franchot Tone gets abandoned in the Egyptian desert, falling off his tank retreating from Tobruk. He makes his way to a remote desert hotel just before the arrival of the German high command. Nervous hotel manager Akim Tamiroff and a youthful Anne Baxter playing a French chambermaid help him ... Read More
Rating:  - A classic work of the times
This is one movie I recommend to everyone. It captures a period of WWII and simplifies good and bad. It's about the ordinary citizen making a small effort that will make a difference. My first exposure to Franchot Tone, whose intriguing character opposite Anne Baxter and Von Stroheim keeps you glued to the screen.
Rating: - Billy Wilder's best of Action/Thriller/Suspense WWII
Here's one of Billy Wilder's earlier works which has his magic touch - by far the best director Hollywood ever produced; an action-packed WWII thriller.
With a complete story, actors, scenery, photography, and drama and his intangible ability to draw you into the story without knowing it - and ring's every emotional nerve you have. A genuine genius at storytelling and beautiful workmanship to look at.
Franchot Tone, one of the cruelly underrated finest actors and the breathtaking Ann Baxter ... Read More
Rating: - A classic Wilder
I treasure this film as one of the best films in my library. A classic Wilder, with witty script, terrific performances, but also a heart pounding and heart moving film. What more can we ask?
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