Drama ·War · United Kingdom · 1942 · 1h 38m

The Day Will Dawn

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Director
Harold French
Cast
Hugh Williams as Colin Metcalfe Griffith Jones as Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones) Deborah Kerr as Kari Alstad Ralph Richardson as Frank Lockwood Francis L. Sullivan as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau Roland Culver as Cmdr. Pittwaters
Crew
Cyril J. Knowles — Director of Photography Michael C. Chorlton — Editor Patrick Kirwan — Screenplay Terence Rattigan — Screenplay Anatole de Grunwald — Screenplay Frank Owen — Story
Tagline

Thrilling drama of the new secret front!

Synopsis

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

Key Collaborators
Harold French Director Cyril J. Knowles Director of Photography Michael C. Chorlton Editor Patrick Kirwan Screenplay Terence Rattigan Screenplay Anatole de Grunwald Screenplay Frank Owen Story Paul Soskin Producer
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