
Decision Before Dawn
1951 • War | Action
Anatole Litvak
Director
Status
Released
Release date
December 21, 1951
Duration
119 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.2622
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

Jochen Diestelmann

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