Queye TV Decision Before Dawn
War
Action
Thriller
Decision Before Dawn
NR
1951
1:59
★ 6.8
🇺🇸
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

Lt. Dick Rennick

Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hildegard Knef

Hilde

Dominique Blanchar

Monique

O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

Crew

Anatole Litvak

Director

George Howe

Novel

Peter Viertel

Screenplay

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Dorothy Spencer

Editor

Anatole Litvak

Producer

Frank McCarthy

Producer

Franz Planer

Director of Photography

Gerd Oswald

Second Unit

Ludwig Reiber

Art Direction

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