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Five Graves to Cairo (1943) and The Desert Fox

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 10, 2020

For modern audiences especially, the movie’s opening crawl gives us a bit of helpful context. It’s June, 1942.  Field Marshall Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Corps was pounding the Brits back toward Cairo and the Suez Canal. His notoriety as a tactician and “The Desert Fox” is read more

Five Graves to Cairo

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 22, 2017

Today I'm reviewing the World War II thriller, Five Graves to Cairo (1943), starring Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, and Erich von Stroheim. This article is part of The Franchot Tone Blogathon hosted by Finding Franchot. Old Hollywood leading man Franchot Tone had one of his best roles in the World read more

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 19, 2014

Five Graves to Cairo Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett based on the Lajos Biró play Hotel Imperial 1943/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/TCM DVD   Billy Wilder’s second directorial effort has little of his characteristic humor or cynicism.  It read more