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Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

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!

6.75 - voted by 49
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

Richard Basehart poster

Richard Basehart

Lt. Dick Rennick

Gary Merrill poster

Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

Oskar Werner poster

Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hildegard Knef poster

Hildegard Knef

Hilde

Dominique Blanchar poster

Dominique Blanchar

Monique

O.E. Hasse poster

O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

Wilfried Seyferth poster

Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Hans Christian Blech poster

Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Helene Thimig poster

Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

George Tyne poster

George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

Robert Freitag poster

Robert Freitag

Sgt. Paul Richter

Harold Benedict poster

Harold Benedict

Lt. Pete Gevers

Arno Assmann poster

Arno Assmann

Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

Heinrich Berg poster

Heinrich Berg

(uncredited)

Bert Brandt poster

Bert Brandt

German NCO (uncredited)