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Decision Before Dawn

(1951)

December 21, 1951 1h 59m
67%
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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.

Anatole Litvak

Director

Top Billed Cast

RB

Richard Basehart

Lt. Dick Rennick

GM

Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

OW

Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

HK

Hildegard Knef

Hilde

DB

Dominique Blanchar

Monique

OH

O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

WS

Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

HCB

Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

HT

Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

GT

George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

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