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Decision Before Dawn (1951)

NR · 1951-12-21 · 1h 59m · EN
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A woman's kiss . . . A lighted cigarette - Each had Its meaning! An exciting and realistic story of war . . . of German Prisoners Sent Back Behind Their Own Lines as Agents of the Allies!

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.

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Anatole LitvakDirector

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Richard BasehartRichard BasehartLt. Dick RennickGary MerrillGary MerrillCol. DevlinOskar WernerOskar WernerCpl. Karl Maurer - aka HappyHildegard KnefHildegard KnefHildeDominique BlancharDominique BlancharMoniqueO.E. HasseO.E. HasseCol. Oberst von EckerWilfried SeyferthWilfried SeyferthHeinz Scholtz, SS-MannHans Christian BlechHans Christian BlechSgt. Rudolf Barth - aka TigerHelene ThimigHelene ThimigFräulein SchneideGeorge TyneGeorge TyneSgt. GriffinRobert FreitagRobert FreitagSgt. Paul RichterArno AssmannArno AssmannErnst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

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World war iiSpyPrisoner of warWaffen ss

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Genre affinityAction · Thriller · WarTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Spy · Prisoner Of WarPacingActionEmotional intensityWar · World War Ii · Prisoner Of WarDirector preference310175Actor preference345919 · 215526 · 231403

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What is Decision Before Dawn about?

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.

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Decision Before Dawn has a runtime of 119 minutes.

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