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Five Graves to Cairo

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Billy Wilder 's Second World
War drama. June 1942, and Rommel's troops are advancing swiftly into Egypt. Corporal John Bramble , the only survivor of a British tank crew, staggers into a village that has become Rommel's headquarters. In a dingy hotel,
Bramble sets out to discover the secret of Rommel's "Five Graves". Review page 50.
(1943) (BW)

Contributors

Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Unknown:
John Bramble
Corporal John Bramble:
Franchot Tone
Mouche:
Anne Baxter
Farid:
Akim Tamiroff
Field Marshal Rommel:
Erich von Stmheim
LtSchwegler:
Peter van Eyck
Source: Radio Times

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