Decision Before Dawn (1951)

Decision Before Dawn (1951)

A woman's kiss . . . A lighted cigarette - Each had Its meaning! An exciting and realistic story of war . . . of German Prisoners Sent Back Behind Their Own Lines as Agents of the Allies! 1951-12-21 United States of America 119 Min. PG-13
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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

Richard Basehart is Lt. Dick Rennick
Lt. Dick Rennick
Gary Merrill is Col. Devlin
Col. Devlin
Oskar Werner is Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
O.E. Hasse is Col. Oberst von Ecker
Col. Oberst von Ecker
Wilfried Seyferth is Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Hans Christian Blech is Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Helene Thimig is Fräulein Schneide
Fräulein Schneide
George Tyne is Sgt. Griffin
Sgt. Griffin
Robert Freitag is Sgt. Paul Richter
Sgt. Paul Richter
Harold Benedict is Lt. Pete Gevers
Lt. Pete Gevers