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!

Released: 1951-12-21

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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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Richard Basehart

as Lt. Dick Rennick

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Gary Merrill

as Col. Devlin

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Oskar Werner

as Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

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O.E. Hasse

as Col. Oberst von Ecker

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Wilfried Seyferth

as Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

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Hans Christian Blech

as Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

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Helene Thimig

as Fräulein Schneide

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George Tyne

as Sgt. Griffin

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Robert Freitag

as Sgt. Paul Richter

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Harold Benedict

as Lt. Pete Gevers

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Arno Assmann

as Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

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Heinrich Berg

as (uncredited)

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Bert Brandt

as German NCO (uncredited)

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Jochen Diestelmann

as (uncredited)

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Ulrich Folkmar

as Prisoner (uncredited)

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Otto Friebel

as Clerk (uncredited)

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Gert Fröbe

as German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

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Werner Fuetterer

as von Bülow (uncredited)

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