A British soldier seeks shelter in an almost deserted African hotel during the Second World War after his comrades are killed - but when Field Marshal Rommel holes up in the building with his entourage, the heroic military man is presented with the ideal opportunity to get his hands on all manner of secrets. Billy Wilder's espionage adventure, starring Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim and Akim Tamiroff.