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!"
Decision Before Dawn
7.2| 1h59m| NR| en| Action, Thriller
Storyline

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

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  • Decision Before Dawn Cast
Richard Basehart as Lt. Dick Rennick
Gary Merrill as Col. Devlin
Oskar Werner as Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
O.E. Hasse as Col. Oberst von Ecker
Wilfried Seyferth as Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann
Hans Christian Blech as Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger
Helene Thimig as Fräulein Schneide