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Five Graves to Cairo

1943 · 96 min

A taut, shadowy wartime thriller that keeps you leaning in, with dry wit and a quietly devastating gut-punch at the end.

Tagline: Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?
Overview: During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler passes as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Erwin Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may provide an even better use.

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
deception
betrayal
isolation
justice
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: war, thriller, drama
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Written by: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Starring: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova, Philip Ahlm, Roger Creed
Music: Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography: John F. Seitz
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian, German

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