Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

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1951
1h 59m
6.7(47 votes)
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.

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20th Century Fox
Bavaria Film

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Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Richard Basehart

Lt. Dick Rennick

Richard Basehart
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Gary Merrill

Col. Devlin

Gary Merrill
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Oskar Werner

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Oskar Werner
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Hildegard Knef

Hilde

Hildegard Knef
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Dominique Blanchar

Monique

Dominique Blanchar
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O.E. Hasse

Col. Oberst von Ecker

O.E. Hasse
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Wilfried Seyferth

Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

Wilfried Seyferth
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Hans Christian Blech

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Hans Christian Blech
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Helene Thimig

Fräulein Schneide

Helene Thimig
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George Tyne

Sgt. Griffin

George Tyne
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Robert Freitag

Sgt. Paul Richter

Robert Freitag
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Harold Benedict

Lt. Pete Gevers

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Arno Assmann

Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

Arno Assmann
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Heinrich Berg

(uncredited)

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Bert Brandt

German NCO (uncredited)

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Jochen Diestelmann

(uncredited)

Jochen Diestelmann
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Ulrich Folkmar

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Otto Friebel

Clerk (uncredited)

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Gert Fröbe

German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

Gert Fröbe
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Werner Fuetterer

von Bülow (uncredited)

Werner Fuetterer
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Elfe Gerhart

Barmaid (uncredited)

Elfe Gerhart
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Loni Heuser

Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)

Loni Heuser
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Alexander Kraft-Hohenlohe

German NCO (uncredited)

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Charles Jacquemar

Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

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Walter Janssen

Fiedl (uncredited)

Walter Janssen
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Erik Jelde

German NCO (uncredited)

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Klaus Kinski

Whining Soldier (uncredited)

Klaus Kinski
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Gerhard Kittler

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Til Kiwe

Adjutant (uncredited)

Til Kiwe
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Klaus W. Krause

German NCO (uncredited)

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Walter Ladengast

German Deserter (uncredited)

Walter Ladengast
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Maria Landrock

Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)

Maria Landrock
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Herbert Lehnert

(uncredited)

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Adi Lödel

Kurt (uncredited)

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Peter Lühr

von Schirmeck (uncredited)

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Emil Matousek

(uncredited)

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Wolf Petersen

(uncredited)

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Charles Regnier

German Prisoner (uncredited)

Charles Regnier
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Arnulf Schröder

Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Paul Schwed

Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)

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Kai-Siegfried Seefeld

(uncredited)

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Uli Steigberg

(uncredited)

Uli Steigberg
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Peter Martin Urtel

German Soldier (uncredited)

Peter Martin Urtel
Acting

Rudolf Vogel

Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

Rudolf Vogel
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Hans von Morhart

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Jaspar von Oertzen

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Jaspar von Oertzen
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Maria Wimmer

Woman in the Street (uncredited)

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Harald Wolff

Hartmann (uncredited)

Harald Wolff

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