| Five Graves to Cairo | |
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Written by | Charles Brackett Billy Wilder |
| Based on | Hotel Imperial by Lajos Bíró |
| Produced by | B. G. DeSylva |
| Starring | 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 |
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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]