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    Decision Before Dawn

    119'

    1951-12-21

    6.8

    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!

    War,Action,Thriller

    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.

    DirectingAnatole LitvakWritingPeter Viertel

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    Cast

    2

    Lt. Dick Rennick

    Richard Basehart

    1

    Col. Devlin

    Gary Merrill

    1

    Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

    Oskar Werner

    1

    Hilde

    Hildegard Knef

    1

    Monique

    Dominique Blanchar

    1

    Col. Oberst von Ecker

    O.E. Hasse

    1

    Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

    Wilfried Seyferth

    1

    Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

    Hans Christian Blech

    1

    Fräulein Schneide

    Helene Thimig

    1

    Sgt. Griffin

    George Tyne

    1

    Sgt. Paul Richter

    Robert Freitag

    1

    Lt. Pete Gevers

    Harold Benedict

    1

    Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

    Arno Assmann

    1

    (uncredited)

    Heinrich Berg

    1

    German NCO (uncredited)

    Bert Brandt

    1

    (uncredited)

    Jochen Diestelmann

    1

    Prisoner (uncredited)

    Ulrich Folkmar

    1

    Clerk (uncredited)

    Otto Friebel

    1

    German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

    Gert Fröbe

    1

    von Bülow (uncredited)

    Werner Fuetterer

    1

    Barmaid (uncredited)

    Elfe Gerhart

    1

    Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)

    Loni Heuser

    1

    German NCO (uncredited)

    Alexander Kraft-Hohenlohe

    1

    Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

    Charles Jacquemar

    1

    Fiedl (uncredited)

    Walter Janssen

    1

    German NCO (uncredited)

    Erik Jelde

    3

    Whining Soldier (uncredited)

    Klaus Kinski

    1

    German Lieutenant (uncredited)

    Gerhard Kittler

    1

    Adjutant (uncredited)

    Til Kiwe

    1

    German NCO (uncredited)

    Klaus W. Krause

    1

    German Deserter (uncredited)

    Walter Ladengast

    1

    Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)

    Maria Landrock

    1

    (uncredited)

    Herbert Lehnert

    1

    Kurt (uncredited)

    Adi Lödel

    1

    von Schirmeck (uncredited)

    Peter Lühr

    1

    (uncredited)

    Emil Matousek

    1

    (uncredited)

    Wolf Petersen

    1

    German Prisoner (uncredited)

    Charles Regnier

    1

    Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)

    Arnulf Schröder

    1

    Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)

    Paul Schwed

    1

    (uncredited)

    Kai-Siegfried Seefeld

    1

    (uncredited)

    Uli Steigberg

    1

    German Soldier (uncredited)

    Peter Martin Urtel

    1

    Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

    Rudolf Vogel

    1

    Prisoner of War (uncredited)

    Hans von Morhart

    1

    Prisoner of War (uncredited)

    Jaspar von Oertzen

    1

    Woman in the Street (uncredited)

    Maria Wimmer

    1

    Hartmann (uncredited)

    Harald Wolff

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
      2. Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. German
      2. English
    • List of companies:
      1. 20th Century Fox
      2. Bavaria Film
    • Vote Count: 50
    • Popularity: 1.6752
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Decision Before Dawn

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