The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
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W. Somerset Maugham's most savage portrait of a dangerous woman!
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she needs to get information about so she can help in Hitler's planned invasion of England.
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Veronica LakeDora Bruckmann
Franchot ToneJim Hetherton
John SuttonRoger Hetherton
Binnie BarnesMay Hetherton
Henry StephensonGen. Hetherton
Philip MerivaleSir Leslie Buchanon
Nils AstherKurt van der Breughel
Edmund BreonFreddy MerrittDavid LelandTommy Hetherton
Mary GordonAnnie
Raymond SevernJim (as a boy)
Aminta DyneMrs. MullerKeywords
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Genre affinityDrama · War · RomanceTheme affinityAustrian · Nazi SpyMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWar · Romance
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What is The Hour Before the Dawn about?
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she needs to get information about so she can help in Hitler's planned invasion of England.
How long is The Hour Before the Dawn?
The Hour Before the Dawn has a runtime of 75 minutes.