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Five-Graves-to-Cairo
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Five Graves to Cairo

1943
Suspense/Thriller, War
1h 36m
June, 1942. The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border--Corporal John Bramble, who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel...soon to be German HQ. To survive, Bramble assumes an identity which proves perilous. The new guest of honor is none other than Rommel, hinting of his secret strategy, code-named 'five graves.' And the fate of the British in Egypt depends on whether a humble corporal can penetrate the secret... (imdb)
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44th
73
Miserable effort by Wilder, who seems to have not been directing this one at all, nevertheless the script was competent enough to carry it through some mediocre acting and lackluster camerawork, hell it even made up somewhat for Wilder's directing blunders. The one terrible thing is the ending, which is simply atrocious--so it ends up being a sub-par watch.
Rated
70th
73
The ending really makes this one stand up as a note-worthy if minor WWII movie. I love the small setting and especially Stroheim's fantastic performance.
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30th
40
Disappointing. It's still a solid wartime stuck-in-one-place film, but the Wilder trademarks of witty dialogue and frantic action just aren't there yet. The final ending made it seem too much like a propaganda film to rally the troops, which takes away from the (undercooked) tragic romance. Fav scene: Tone arguing for the greater good with "million brothers" and Baxter countering with an equally reasonable bit about her own brother.
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45th
3
Not particularly bad, just one of Wilder's lesser pictures. It's a little less clever, less intense, and light on directorial flair. Even so it's a decent way to pass the time, and I always enjoy seeing von Stroheim act.
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63rd
72
Poor ending and lackluster direction mars this great story a bit, but not enough to make it any less watchable.
Avg Percentile 61.27% from 232 total ratings
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