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Cast
Franchot Tone | As: Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos | |
Anne Baxter | As: Mouche | |
Akim Tamiroff | As: Farid | |
Erich von Stroheim | As: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | |
Peter van Eyck | As: Lt. Schwegler |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Did a Woman Start the Rout of Rommel? |
Certification: | 12 |
Cast
Franchot Tone |
Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos |
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Anne Baxter |
Mouche |
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Akim Tamiroff |
Farid |
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Erich von Stroheim |
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
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Peter van Eyck |
Lt. Schwegler |
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Fortunio Bonanova |
Gen. Sebastiano |
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Philip Ahlm |
Second Soldier (uncredited) |
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Roger Creed |
Fourth Soldier (uncredited) |
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Hans Moebus |
Third Soldier (uncredited) |
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Leslie Denison |
British Captain (uncredited) |
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Bud Geary |
English Tank Commander (uncredited) |
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Frederick Giermann |
German Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Otto Reichow |
German Engineer (uncredited) |
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Art Gilmore |
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Ian Keith |
Capt. St. Bride (uncredited) |
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Miles Mander |
Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited) |
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Fred Nurney |
Maj. Lamprecht (uncredited) |
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Konstantin Shayne |
Maj. Von Buelow (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Anspach |
German Soldier |
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John Erickson |
First Soldier |
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Clyde Jackman |
Rommel's Orderly |
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Bill Mussetter |
Schwegler (Body Guard) |
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Peter F.U. Pohlney |
German Soldier |
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John Royce |
German Technician |
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Sam Waagenaar |
Rommel's Orderly |
Directed By
Billy Wilder |
Director |
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Charles C. Coleman |
Assistant Director |
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Herbert Coleman |
Assistant Director |
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Henry S. Kesler |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Charles Brackett |
Screenplay |
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Billy Wilder |
Screenplay |
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Lajos Biró |
Theatre Play |
Production Crew
Buddy G. DeSylva |
Executive Producer |
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Charles Brackett |
Associate Producer |
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Hugh Brown |
Unit Manager |
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Sidney Street |
Unit Manager |
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Norman Lacey |
Location Manager |
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Edited By
Doane Harrison |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Edith Head |
Costume Design |
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Wally Westmore |
Makeup Artist |
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Albert MacQuarrie |
Makeup Artist |
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Ben Nye |
Makeup Artist |
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Leonora Sabine |
Hairstylist |
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Sam Comer |
Set Dressing Supervisor |
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William Knight |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Miklós Rózsa |
Original Music Composer |
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Eugene Zador |
Orchestrator |
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Philip Wisdom |
Sound Recordist |
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Ferrol Redd |
Sound Recordist |
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Visual Effects
Camera
John F. Seitz |
Director of Photography |
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Haskell B. Boggs |
Camera Operator |
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Harlow Stengel |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Hans Dreier |
Art Direction |
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Ernst Fegté |
Art Direction |
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Bertram C. Granger |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Roger Creed |
Stunts |
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Gordon Carveth |
Stunts |
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