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1943 | DIRECTED BY BILLY WILDER

Five Graves to Cairo

AKA
Cinco Covas no Egito
Cinco tumbas al Cairo
De vijf geheimen van de woestijn
Fünf Gräber bis Kairo
I cinque segreti del deserto
Kataskopoi tou Alamein
Les 5 Secrets du desert
Les cinq secrets du désert
Ørkenens hemmelighed
Öt lépés Kairó felé
Piec grobów na drodze do Kairu
Tie Kairoon
Vägen till Cairo
Пять гробниц по пути в Каир
Movie Stats
Year
1943
Runtime
 96 minutes (1 hr 36 mins)
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
12th July 1943
83 years 4 months 2 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
5th August 1943
83 years 3 months 9 days ago
Uruguay release date
 Uruguay
4th February 1944
82 years 9 months 10 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
5th June 1944
82 years 5 months 9 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
19th July 1944
82 years 3 months 26 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
14th January 1945
81 years 10 months  ago
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Movie story - Five Graves to Cairo
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 assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.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 assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.
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News from around the web
Five Graves to Cairo (1943) Masters of Cinema Blu-Ray Review  The Geek Show Mon, 28th September 2020

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Five Graves to Cairo (1943) - Photos  IMDb Wed, 16th September 2020

Les cinq secrets du desert (Five Graves to Cairo)  Media Play News Mon, 27th January 2020

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