Decision Before Dawn (1951)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1951-12-21
United States of America, Germany
119 Min.
PG-13
War, Action, Thriller
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
Col. Devlin
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
Hilde
Monique
Col. Oberst von Ecker
Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Fräulein Schneide
Sgt. Griffin
Sgt. Paul Richter
Lt. Pete Gevers
Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)
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German NCO (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)
von Bülow (uncredited)
Barmaid (uncredited)
Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)
German NCO (uncredited)
Volkssturmmann (uncredited)
Fiedl (uncredited)
German NCO (uncredited)
Whining Soldier (uncredited)
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
Adjutant (uncredited)
German NCO (uncredited)
German Deserter (uncredited)
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Kurt (uncredited)
von Schirmeck (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
German Prisoner (uncredited)
Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)
(uncredited)
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German Soldier (uncredited)
Volkssturmmann (uncredited)
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Woman in the Street (uncredited)
Hartmann (uncredited)
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