Cinco tumbas en el Cairo
Director:
Billy WilderCámara:
John F. SeitzMúsica:
Miklós RózsaReparto:
Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Miles Mander, Peter van Eyck, Ian Keith, Fortunio Bonanova, Leslie Denison, Art Gilmore (más)Sinopsis(1)
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en Junio de 1942, el ejército británico se retira del Norte de África ante el victorioso avance de Rommel, dejando un único hombre detrás de sus líneas, en el desierto entre Libia y Egipto. John Bramle, el único superviviente se refugia en un remoto hotel perdido en pleno desierto... (Filmin)
Reseñas (2)
Given the period in which this was made, a certain naivety and fragmented quality in the screenplay are understandable, but still, I would have expected something more sophisticated and lasting from Billy Wilder in a war setting. As it is, the effort of the British soldier promises something that I will only experience in a few reserved moments. Despite the clear disappointment, the third star is mainly saved by the likable Farid, portrayed perfectly by Akim Tamiroff.
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Billy Wilder may have been making films like The Major and the Minor up to the last minute, but with Five Graves to Cairo he signed on to current war propaganda. He adapted Lajos Biró's classic play "Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásban" (1917) and cast Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The result is remarkable.
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