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Decision Before Dawn

1951

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.

Cast & Crew

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Richard Basehart

as Lt. Dick Rennick

GMGM
Gary Merrill

as Col. Devlin

OWOW
Oskar Werner

as Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

HKHK
Hildegard Knef

as Hilde

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Dominique Blanchar

as Monique

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O.E. Hasse

as Col. Oberst von Ecker

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
12/21/1951
Runtime
1 hours, 59 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
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Revenue
--
Profit/Loss
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ROI: N/A
Genres
War
Action
Thriller
Production Countries
United States of America (US)
Germany (DE)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
German (de)
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Bavaria Film
Bavaria Film