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Decision Before Dawn(1951)

6.8(49)
1h 59m
1951-12-21

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.

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Keywords

spy
world war ii
prisoner of war
waffen ss

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Top Cast

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart
Lt. Dick Rennick
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill
Col. Devlin
Oskar Werner
Oskar Werner
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef
Hilde
Dominique Blanchar
Dominique Blanchar
Monique
O.E. Hasse
O.E. Hasse
Col. Oberst von Ecker
Wilfried Seyferth
Wilfried Seyferth
Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Hans Christian Blech
Hans Christian Blech
Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Helene Thimig
Helene Thimig
Fräulein Schneide
George Tyne
George Tyne
Sgt. Griffin
Robert Freitag
Robert Freitag
Sgt. Paul Richter
No Photo
Harold Benedict
Lt. Pete Gevers
Arno Assmann
Arno Assmann
Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)
No Photo
Heinrich Berg
(uncredited)
No Photo
Bert Brandt
German NCO (uncredited)