Cinematic background from Five Graves to Cairo 1943 - The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, afraid of the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans. John assumes the identity of the recently deceased waiter to survive.

Five Graves to Cairo

1943

Thriller, War

Directors:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Lajos Biró, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
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Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a bow tie and suspenders; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man and a woman talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man is running through the snow on a vehicle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a striped shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of motorcycles driving down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are pouring tea into cups; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man and a young woman standing next to each other in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man leaning against a wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man walking down a dirt road in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A truck driving through the sand dunes in black and white; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A person is skiing down a hill in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman laying in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a tank on top of a sand dune; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – Two women are preparing tea in an old - fashioned kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man laying in the sand; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman is talking to a man in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a group of men running across a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man leaning on the side of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman pouring water into a bowl on a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are sitting on a chair and one of them has a hat on his head; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a man standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man walking in the street; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a tank on the sand dunes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman standing next to a man in a room with a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A tank driving through the desert on a sunny day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a military uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing around a table with food on top of it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a military uniform is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man writing on a piece of paper on top of a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a fez talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a military uniform is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old tank is in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man with a toothbrush in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a fez and holding a pipe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man serving a tray of food to three other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are sitting on the floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a black and white photo looking down at his face; Close Up shot, High angle