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Basic Info
Release: June 08, 1942
Rating: ⭐ 5.6/10 (5 votes)

The Day Will Dawn

1942 ⭐ 5.6/10 5 votes
Overview

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

Genres
Drama War
Production Countries
  • United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
  • English en
  • German de
  • Norwegian no
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Cast
Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams
Colin Metcalfe
Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Frank Lockwood
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Olaf
Elizabeth Mann
Gerda
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Patricia Medina
Patricia Medina
Ingrid
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
Capt. Waverley
Crew
Harold French
Director
Paul Soskin
Producer
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
Richard Addinsell
Richard Addinsell
Music
Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan
Screenplay
Patrick Kirwan
Screenplay
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