Decision Before Dawn
1951/12/21 • Released • German, English
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!
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.
Director : Anatole Litvak
Casts
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
Robert Freitag
Sgt. Paul Richter
Arno Assmann
Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)
Gert Fröbe
German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)
Werner Fuetterer
von Bülow (uncredited)
Elfe Gerhart
Barmaid (uncredited)
Loni Heuser
Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)
Walter Janssen
Fiedl (uncredited)
Klaus Kinski
Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Til Kiwe
Adjutant (uncredited)
Walter Ladengast
German Deserter (uncredited)
Maria Landrock
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)
Charles Regnier
German Prisoner (uncredited)
Uli Steigberg
(uncredited)
Peter Martin Urtel
German Soldier (uncredited)
Rudolf Vogel
Volkssturmmann (uncredited)
Jaspar von Oertzen
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Harald Wolff
Hartmann (uncredited)
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