War ·Drama · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 38m

Commandos Strike at Dawn

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Director
John Farrow
Cast
Paul Muni as Eric Toresen Ann Carter as Solveig Toresen Richard Derr as Gunnar Korstad Elisabeth Fraser as Anna Korstad Cedric Hardwicke as Admiral Bowen Robert Coote as Robert Bowen
Crew
William C. Mellor — Director of Photography Anne Bauchens — Editor Louis Gruenberg — Original Music Composer Irwin Shaw — Screenplay C. S. Forester — Story Lester Cowan — Producer
Tagline

At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS!

Synopsis

A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.

Mood & Themes
world war iisingle fatherfather daughter relationshipfishing villagenazi occupied norway
Key Collaborators
John Farrow Director William C. Mellor Director of Photography Anne Bauchens Editor Louis Gruenberg Original Music Composer Irwin Shaw Screenplay C. S. Forester Story Lester Cowan Producer
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