Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

Commandos Strike at Dawn

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Movie Info

A widowed Norwegian fisherman (Paul Muni) falls in love with the daughter (Anna Lee) of a British officer (Cedric Hardwicke), but the two are separated when she returns to England. After World War II breaks out and the Nazis occupy Norway, he leads a small voyage to the safe shores of the British Isles, and tries to rescue his true love.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
Directed By:

John Farrow
Written By:

Irwin Shaw
In Theaters:

Dec 30, 1942 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 13, 2003
Runtime:

98 minutes
Studio:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Cast

Paul Muni
as Eric Toresen

Anna Lee
as Judith Bowen

Lillian Gish
as Mrs. Bergesen

Cedric Hardwicke
as Admiral Bowen

Robert Coote
as Robert Bowen

Ray Collins
as Bergesen

Rosemary DeCamp
as Hilma Arnesen

Richard Derr
as Gunner Korstad

Elisabeth Fraser
as Anna Korstad

Alexander Knox
as German Captain

Rod Cameron
as Pastor

Louis Jean Heydt
as Lars Amesen

Liz Fraser
as Anna Korstad

Erville Alderson
as Johan Garmo

George Macready
as Schoolteacher

Barbara Everest
as Mrs. Olav

Arthur Margetson
as German Colonel

Ann Carter
as Solveig Toresen

Elsa Janssen
as Mrs. Korstad

Ferdinand Munier
as Mr. Korstad

John Stockton
as Alfred Korstad

Lloyd Bridges
as Young Soldier

Walter Sande
as Otto

Philip Van Zandt
as Thirsty Soldier

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Critic Reviews for Commandos Strike at Dawn

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1) | Rotten (2)

A Norway raid is carried out with letter-perfect realism. Yet for all its realism the raid is strangely unexciting.

Oct 25, 2017 | Full Review…

TIME Magazine
Top Critic
At the end of it all we find that military considerations are abandoned, lives sacrificed and the whole operation imperilled because the hero's daughter must at all costs be rescued. The film is quite content to allow this piece of romantic nonsense.

Mar 13, 2018 | Full Review…

Edgar Anstey
The Spectator