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1951

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!

War
Action
Thriller
67

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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.

Director: Anatole Litvak
Runtime: 119 minutes
Budget: $0
Box Office: $0
Vote Average: 67

Cast

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Richard Basehart

Lt. Dick Rennick

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Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

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Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

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Hildegard Knef

Hilde

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Dominique Blanchar

Monique

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O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

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Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

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Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

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Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

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George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

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Robert Freitag

Sgt. Paul Richter

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Harold Benedict

Lt. Pete Gevers

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Arno Assmann

Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

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Heinrich Berg

(uncredited)

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Bert Brandt

German NCO (uncredited)

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Jochen Diestelmann

(uncredited)

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Ulrich Folkmar

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Otto Friebel

Clerk (uncredited)

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Gert Fröbe

German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

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Werner Fuetterer

von Bülow (uncredited)

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Elfe Gerhart

Barmaid (uncredited)

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Loni Heuser

Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)

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Alexander Kraft-Hohenlohe

German NCO (uncredited)

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Charles Jacquemar

Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

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Walter Janssen

Fiedl (uncredited)

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Erik Jelde

German NCO (uncredited)

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Klaus Kinski

Whining Soldier (uncredited)

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Gerhard Kittler

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Til Kiwe

Adjutant (uncredited)

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Klaus W. Krause

German NCO (uncredited)

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Walter Ladengast

German Deserter (uncredited)

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Maria Landrock

Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)

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Herbert Lehnert

(uncredited)

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Adi Lödel

Kurt (uncredited)

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Peter Lühr

von Schirmeck (uncredited)

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Emil Matousek

(uncredited)

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Wolf Petersen

(uncredited)

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Charles Regnier

German Prisoner (uncredited)

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Arnulf Schröder

Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Paul Schwed

Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)

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Kai-Siegfried Seefeld

(uncredited)

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Uli Steigberg

(uncredited)

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Peter Martin Urtel

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Rudolf Vogel

Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

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Hans von Morhart

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Jaspar von Oertzen

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Maria Wimmer

Woman in the Street (uncredited)

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Harald Wolff

Hartmann (uncredited)

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