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Five Graves to Cairo

Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel?

Rating 7.0 / 10Release May 26, 1943Runtime 96 min

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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