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Decision Before Dawn (1951)

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.
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Anatole Litvak profile
Anatole Litvak

Director

Peter Viertel profile
Peter Viertel

Screenplay

Cast

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Lt. Dick Rennick

Gary Merrill profile
Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

Oskar Werner profile
Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hildegard Knef profile
Hildegard Knef

Hilde

Dominique Blanchar profile
Dominique Blanchar

Monique

O.E. Hasse profile
O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

Wilfried Seyferth profile
Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Hans Christian Blech profile
Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Helene Thimig profile
Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

George Tyne profile
George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

Robert Freitag profile
Robert Freitag

Sgt. Paul Richter

Harold Benedict profile
Harold Benedict

Lt. Pete Gevers

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Lt. Dick Rennick

Gary Merrill profile
Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

Oskar Werner profile
Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hildegard Knef profile
Hildegard Knef

Hilde

Dominique Blanchar profile
Dominique Blanchar

Monique

O.E. Hasse profile
O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

Wilfried Seyferth profile
Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Hans Christian Blech profile
Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Helene Thimig profile
Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

George Tyne profile
George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

Robert Freitag profile
Robert Freitag

Sgt. Paul Richter

Harold Benedict profile
Harold Benedict

Lt. Pete Gevers

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Release Date

December 21, 1951

Original Language

German, English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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