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.
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
Fortunio Bonanova
as Gen. Sebastiano
Philip Ahlm
as Second Soldier (uncredited)
Roger Creed
as Fourth Soldier (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
as Third Soldier (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
as British Captain (uncredited)
Bud Geary
as English Tank Commander (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann
as German Sergeant (uncredited)
