Decision Before Dawn
1951 • War | Action
Anatole Litvak
Director
Status
Released
Release date
December 21, 1951
Duration
119 Min
Language
en
Popularity
6.277
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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
Gary Merrill
Oskar Werner
Hildegard Knef
Dominique Blanchar
O.E. Hasse
Wilfried Seyferth
Hans Christian Blech
Helene Thimig
George Tyne
Robert Freitag
Arno Assmann
Gert Fröbe
Werner Fuetterer
Elfe Gerhart
Loni Heuser
Walter Janssen
Klaus Kinski
Til Kiwe
Walter Ladengast
Maria Landrock
Charles Regnier
Uli Steigberg
Peter Martin Urtel
Rudolf Vogel
Jaspar von Oertzen
Harald Wolff