Five Graves To Cairo (1943) On DVD

Actor:           Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Fortunio Bonanova, Peter Van Eyck                                                                                                                      
Director:      Billy Wilder
Genre:          Drama
Year:             1943
Studio:          Universal
Length:         97
Released:    10/01/2014
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD
Misc:              NTSC, Black & White
Language:    English
Subtitles  :    N/A

DESCRIPTION:

The wartime espionage thriller FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO, starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter, marks Billy Wilders second directorial effort. John J. Bramble Tone), the sole survivor of a British tank crew, makes his way to a desolate desert town where he is given refuge by a hotel owner (Akim Tamiroff) and a French hambermaid (Baxter) who prepare to receive General Erwin Rommel (Erich Von Stroheim) and his German staff. Posing as the hotels waiter, Bramble attempts o infiltrate Rommels inner circle and report the generals plans to the Allies.