Five Graves to Cairo
1943 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 7,255 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder
Overview
The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,764 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:05 Subtitles by DHM
00:09:27 Our new guests.
00:12:42 You know, your beautiful planes.
00:16:28 Well go ahead. And two towels in every room
00:20:19 And if he doesn’t tell the Germans, I will.
00:23:00 I am a waiter.
00:26:46 To victory.
00:30:35 What is the name of the maid here?
00:33:06 Field Marshall Rommel, sir.
00:35:54 ... that bouillabaisse with all the fish in it.
00:39:54 - One piece of sugar. - Yes, Your Excellency.
00:42:58 May I come in?
00:47:11 I have a gun. I also have a plan.
00:49:59 In Munich, it was.
00:52:49 Why don’t you ask me what puzzles you most?
00:55:34 Supply planes are clumsy, easy prey for your Spitfires.
00:59:04 ... every time, I put the knives away.
01:01:47 I might have just as well showed them my map.
01:05:05 Yes Lieutenant?
01:07:50 And printed across it, Egypt. And the letters, don’t you see?
01:17:18 What’s wrong with him?
01:20:34 I said come here.
01:24:29 ... proof that Davos did it, understand?
17:19:03 That’s the year. – What year?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,764
Dialogue density28.8 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line17:19:03
Production Record
DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
Budget$855,000
Revenue$1,200,000
IMDb votes7,255