Franchot Tone Anne Baxter Akim Tamiroff Erich von Stroheim
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Edited by
Doane Harrison
Music by
Miklós Rózsa
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
May 4, 1943 (1943-05-04)
Running time
96 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$855,000 (estimated)
Box office
$1,650,000 (US rentals)[1]
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.
Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté and Bertram C. Granger were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, John F. Seitz for Best Cinematography, and Doane Harrison for Best Film Editing.[2]
^"Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
^"Academy Awards Search: Five Graves to Cairo". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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