
Decision Before Dawn
1951, Drama/War, 1h 59m
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Movie Info
During World War II, an American intelligence unit led by Col. Devlin (Gary Merrill) is recruiting German prisoners of war to infiltrate enemy lines and gather vital information. Lt. Rennick (Richard Basehart) heads a unit of Germans that includes the mistrustful "Tiger" (Hans Christian Blech) and the wide-eyed "Happy" (Oskar Werner). When word arrives that a German general is about to negotiate the surrender of his corps, Devlin sends Rennick and his volunteers on a dangerous mission.
Cast & Crew
Richard Basehart
Lt. Dick Rennick
Lt. Dick Rennick
Gary Merrill
Col. Devlin
Col. Devlin
Oskar Werner
Cpl. Karl Maurer
Cpl. Karl Maurer
Hildegard Knef
Hilde
Hilde
Dominique Blanchar
Monique
Monique
O.E. Hasse
Col. Von Ecker
Col. Von Ecker
Critic Reviews for Decision Before Dawn
Audience Reviews for Decision Before Dawn
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Jul 25, 2013I would thought that the appetite for these types of films would have waned once the war ended but here we have another mainly propaganda type film that is mildly entertaining if not deep. Perhaps this was to rally the troops to get ready for Korea.John B Super Reviewer
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Feb 05, 2009WWII drama about a group of German P.O.W.'s who were persuaded to spy for the allied war effort. Part docu-drama, part Hollywood propaganda. Entertaining but less than substantial.Randy T Super Reviewer
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Jul 05, 2008A World War 2 spy movie that was nominated for Best Picture and forgotten immediately thereafter, and for mostly good reasons. In the name of full disclosure I'll admit that I was mostly distracted by other things when I was watching this. Similar to Rio Grande, I found that this had a very long build up and by the time they got to their actual mission I had sort of lost interest and started screwing around on my laptop while watching it.MJS M Super Reviewer
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