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Decision Before Dawn (1951)

Dec 21, 1951 · 1h 59m

6.8/10 TMDB user score
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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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Top cast

  • Richard Basehart Richard Basehart Lt. Dick Rennick
  • Gary Merrill Gary Merrill Col. Devlin
  • Oskar Werner Oskar Werner Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
  • Hildegard Knef Hildegard Knef Hilde
  • Dominique Blanchar Dominique Blanchar Monique
  • O.E. Hasse O.E. Hasse Col. Oberst von Ecker
  • Wilfried Seyferth Wilfried Seyferth Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
  • Hans Christian Blech Hans Christian Blech Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
  • Helene Thimig Helene Thimig Fräulein Schneide
  • George Tyne George Tyne Sgt. Griffin
  • Robert Freitag Robert Freitag Sgt. Paul Richter
  • Harold Benedict Lt. Pete Gevers
  • Arno Assmann Arno Assmann Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)
  • Heinrich Berg (uncredited)
  • Bert Brandt German NCO (uncredited)
  • Jochen Diestelmann Jochen Diestelmann (uncredited)

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