The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn

1942
1h 38m
5.6

5.6/10

5 votes • View on IMDb

"Thrilling drama of the new secret front!"

Overview

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paul Soskin Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English German Norwegian

Quick Facts

Release Date June 8, 1942
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0034639

Cast

Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams

Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones

Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr

Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson

Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan

Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver
Roland Culver

Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

Capt. Alstad

Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis

Olaf

Elizabeth Mann
Elizabeth Mann

Gerda

Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley

Patricia Medina
Patricia Medina

Ingrid

Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee

Capt. Waverley

Key Crew

Harold French
Director
Terence Rattigan
Screenplay
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
Patrick Kirwan
Screenplay
Paul Soskin
Producer

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