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Commandos Strike at Dawn is a 1942 war film directed by John Farrow and written by Irwin Shaw from a short story entitled "The Commandos" by C. S. Forester that appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine in June 1942. Filmed in Canada, it starred Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish in her return to the screen, Cedric Hardwicke and Robert Coote.
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Commandos Strike at Dawn: Directed by John Farrow. With Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish, Cedric Hardwicke. A gentle widower, enraged at German atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors.
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- Drama, History, War
- John Farrow
- 1942-12-30
Dynamic performances by Paul Muni and Anna Lee highlight this action drama set in WWII Norway. Muni is a Norwegian fisherman whose taken on the extremely da...
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The Commandos Strike at Dawn Released Dec 30, 1942 1h 40m War List Reviews 54% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Erik Toresen (Paul Muni) is a mild-mannered widower who lives in a tranquil village on ...
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- John Farrow
- War
- Paul Muni
commandos strike at dawn Drama Oscar® - winner Paul Muni (1936 Best Actor, The Story of Louis Pasteur) gives a dynamic performance in this dramatic World War II story that also stars Academy Award® - winner Lillian Gish (1971 Honorary Award), Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Anna Lee.
Overview. A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors. John Farrow. Director. Irwin Shaw.
Dec 10, 2007 · The Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942), Columbia Pictures' stirring World War II drama about the Norwegian resistance, marked a return to the screen for two major stars who had been devoting their efforts to the stage. Paul Muni had been away from filming for two years and Lillian Gish for ten.
