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Decision Before Dawn is a 1951 American war film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, and Hans Christian Blech.It tells the story of the U.S. Army using potentially unreliable German prisoners of war to gather intelligence as clandestine "line-crossers" in the closing days of World War II.
Two German prisoners of war are recruited by the US army to spy behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany. The film, based on a novel, was nominated for two Oscars and portrays the German people in a sympathetic light.
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- Drama, War
- Anatole Litvak
- 1952-02-25
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 ...
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- Richard Basehart
- Anatole Litvak
- Drama, War, Mystery & Thriller
Decision Before Dawn is a complex spy story sourced from a Christopher Award-Winning novel by George Howe that questions the meaning of the term Traitor. Although barely remembered today, the exciting and lavishly produced movie was a nominee for Best Picture of 1951.
- Anatole Litvak, Gerd Oswald
- Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart and Gary Merrill star in this stirring 1951 Best Picture Oscar® Nominee. As the Third Reich declines, the Allies develop a radical new plan ...
Title: Decision Before Dawn Summary: As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners to spy behind German lines. Directed by: Anatole Litvak Actors: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner Production Company: Twentieth Century Fox Release Date: 25 February 1952 (Norway) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
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