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The Day Will Dawn(1942)

06/08/1942 (GB)DramaWar1h 38m
56%

Movie Score

Thrilling drama of the new secret front!

Overview

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

Movie Cast

Hugh Williams photo

Hugh Williams

Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones photo

Griffith Jones

Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr photo

Deborah Kerr

Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson photo

Ralph Richardson

Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan photo

Francis L. Sullivan

Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver photo

Roland Culver

Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie photo

Finlay Currie

Capt. Alstad

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyPaul Soskin Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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