The Day Will Dawn (1942)
1h 38m · 8 Jun 1942
Thrilling drama of the new secret front!
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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.
| Movie ID | 27463 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Director | Harold French |
| Main cast | Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson, Francis L. Sullivan, Roland Culver, Finlay Currie, Niall MacGinnis |
| Release date | 8 June 1942 |
| Release year | 1942 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 98 min (1h 38m) |
| Rating | 6.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Paul Soskin Productions |
Director: Harold French
Writers: Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan, Patrick Kirwan, Frank Owen
Top cast
Hugh WilliamsColin Metcalfe
Griffith JonesPolice Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah KerrKari Alstad
Ralph RichardsonFrank Lockwood
Francis L. SullivanKommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland CulverCmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay CurrieCapt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnisOlaf
Elizabeth MannGerda
Raymond Huntley
Patricia MedinaIngrid
Roland PertweeCapt. Waverley
Henry OscarNewspaper Editor
David HorneEvans, Foreign Editor
Henry HewittJack, News Editor
John WarwickMilligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Brefni O'RorkePolitical Journalist
Bernard MilesMcAllister (Irish Soldier)
Beckett BouldBergen, Spokesman of Langedal
Olaf OlsenLangedal's Schoolmaster
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