Decision Before Dawn (1951)

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Decision Before Dawn on IMDb 7.3/10 1,938 votes

Released:
1951-12-21

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.

Director:
Anatole Litvak

Runtime:
1h 59min

Genre:
War, Action, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Richard Basehart
    as
    Lt. Dick Rennick
  • Gary Merrill
    as
    Col. Devlin
  • Oskar Werner
    as
    Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
  • Hildegard Knef
    as
    Hilde
  • Dominique Blanchar
    as
    Monique