Decision Before Dawn
movie
A woman's kiss . . . A lighted cigarette - Each had Its meaning! An exciting and realistic story of war . . . of German Prisoners Sent Back Behind Their Own Lines as Agents of the Allies!
Released December 21, 1951
Overview
WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.
Cast
Richard Basehart
as
Lt. Dick Rennick
Gary Merrill
as
Col. Devlin
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Oskar Werner
as
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
Hildegard Knef
as
Hilde
Dominique Blanchar
as
Monique
O.E. Hasse
as
Col. Oberst von Ecker
Wilfried Seyferth
as
Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Hans Christian Blech
as
Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Helene Thimig
as
Fräulein Schneide
George Tyne
as
Sgt. Griffin
Robert Freitag
as
Sgt. Paul Richter
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Harold Benedict
as
Lt. Pete Gevers
Crew
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Frank McCarthy
as
Producer
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George Howe
as
Novel
Franz Waxman
as
Original Music Composer
Peter Viertel
as
Screenplay
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Franz Planer
as
Director of Photography
Anatole Litvak
as
Director
Anatole Litvak
as
Producer
Dorothy Spencer
as
Editor
Gerd Oswald
as
Second Unit
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Alfred Bruzlin
as
Sound
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Leonid Raab
as
Conductor
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Harry M. Leonard
as
Sound