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Decision Before Dawn

(1951)

War, Action, Thriller

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1hrs 59m

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.

Score

67

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Richard Basehart as Lt. Dick Rennick

Richard Basehart

** Lt. Dick Rennick

Gary Merrill as Col. Devlin

Gary Merrill

** Col. Devlin

Oskar Werner as Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Oskar Werner

** Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hildegard Knef as Hilde

Hildegard Knef

** Hilde

Dominique Blanchar as Monique

Dominique Blanchar

** Monique

O.E. Hasse as Col. Oberst von Ecker

O.E. Hasse

** Col. Oberst von Ecker

Wilfried Seyferth as Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Wilfried Seyferth

** Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Hans Christian Blech as Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Hans Christian Blech

** Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Helene Thimig as Fräulein Schneide

Helene Thimig

** Fräulein Schneide

George Tyne as Sgt. Griffin

George Tyne

** Sgt. Griffin

Robert Freitag as Sgt. Paul Richter

Robert Freitag

** Sgt. Paul Richter

Harold Benedict as Lt. Pete Gevers

Harold Benedict

** Lt. Pete Gevers

Arno Assmann as Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

Arno Assmann

** Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

Heinrich Berg as (uncredited)

Heinrich Berg

** (uncredited)

Bert Brandt as German NCO (uncredited)

Bert Brandt

** German NCO (uncredited)

Jochen Diestelmann as (uncredited)

Jochen Diestelmann

** (uncredited)

Ulrich Folkmar as Prisoner (uncredited)

Ulrich Folkmar

** Prisoner (uncredited)

Otto Friebel as Clerk (uncredited)

Otto Friebel

** Clerk (uncredited)

Gert Fröbe as German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

Gert Fröbe

** German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

Werner Fuetterer as von Bülow (uncredited)

Werner Fuetterer

** von Bülow (uncredited)

Elfe Gerhart as Barmaid (uncredited)

Elfe Gerhart

** Barmaid (uncredited)

Loni Heuser as Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)

Loni Heuser

** Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)

Alexander Kraft-Hohenlohe as German NCO (uncredited)

Alexander Kraft-Hohenlohe

** German NCO (uncredited)

Charles Jacquemar as Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

Charles Jacquemar

** Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

Walter Janssen as Fiedl (uncredited)

Walter Janssen

** Fiedl (uncredited)

Erik Jelde as German NCO (uncredited)

Erik Jelde

** German NCO (uncredited)

Klaus Kinski as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

Klaus Kinski

** Whining Soldier (uncredited)

Gerhard Kittler as German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Gerhard Kittler

** German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Til Kiwe as Adjutant (uncredited)

Til Kiwe

** Adjutant (uncredited)

Klaus W. Krause as German NCO (uncredited)

Klaus W. Krause

** German NCO (uncredited)

Walter Ladengast as German Deserter (uncredited)

Walter Ladengast

** German Deserter (uncredited)

Maria Landrock as Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)

Maria Landrock

** Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)

Herbert Lehnert as (uncredited)

Herbert Lehnert

** (uncredited)

Adi Lödel as Kurt (uncredited)

Adi Lödel

** Kurt (uncredited)

Peter Lühr as von Schirmeck (uncredited)

Peter Lühr

** von Schirmeck (uncredited)

Emil Matousek as (uncredited)

Emil Matousek

** (uncredited)

Wolf Petersen as (uncredited)

Wolf Petersen

** (uncredited)

Charles Regnier as German Prisoner (uncredited)

Charles Regnier

** German Prisoner (uncredited)

Arnulf Schröder as Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Arnulf Schröder

** Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Paul Schwed as Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)

Paul Schwed

** Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)

Kai-Siegfried Seefeld as (uncredited)

Kai-Siegfried Seefeld

** (uncredited)

Uli Steigberg as (uncredited)

Uli Steigberg

** (uncredited)

Peter Martin Urtel as German Soldier (uncredited)

Peter Martin Urtel

** German Soldier (uncredited)

Rudolf Vogel as Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

Rudolf Vogel

** Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

Hans von Morhart as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Hans von Morhart

** Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Jaspar von Oertzen as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Jaspar von Oertzen

** Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Maria Wimmer as Woman in the Street (uncredited)

Maria Wimmer

** Woman in the Street (uncredited)

Harald Wolff as Hartmann (uncredited)

Harald Wolff

** Hartmann (uncredited)

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