
Decision Before Dawn
IMDB:
6.7
Released
12/21/1951
Duration
1h 59m
Genre
War, Action, Thriller
Country
United States of America
Cast
Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner
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.

Decision Before Dawn
IMDB:
6.7Released
12/21/1951
Genre
War, Action, Thriller
Cast
Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner
Duration
1h 59m
Country
United States of America
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.
Cast

Lt. Dick Rennick
Richard Basehart

Col. Devlin
Gary Merrill

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
Oskar Werner

Hilde
Hildegard Knef

Monique
Dominique Blanchar

Col. Oberst von Ecker
O.E. Hasse

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Wilfried Seyferth

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Hans Christian Blech

Fräulein Schneide
Helene Thimig

Sgt. Griffin
George Tyne

Sgt. Paul Richter
Robert Freitag

Lt. Pete Gevers









