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Decision Before Dawn

As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.

Director

Anatole Litvak

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total

Lt. Dick Rennick

Richard Basehart

Col. Devlin

Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

Hilde

Monique

Dominique Blanchar

Col. Oberst von Ecker

Heinz Scholtz - SS Man

Wilfried Seyferth

Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

Hans Christian Blech

Fräulein Paula Schneider

Sgt. Paul Richter

Sgt. Griffin

Self

Lt. Pete Gevers

Harold Benedict

Self

Lt. Rennick's Driver

Self

Self

B.L. Hendrickson

Self

Self

Self

Self

Flak Girl

Eva Marie Andres

Ernst Brandenbacher

Streetcar Conductor

Martin

Minor Role

Bit Part

Wehrmacht Girl

German NCO

Piano Player

GI Driver

Bit Part

Jochen Diestelmann

Freddy

Minor Role

Prisoner

Clerk

German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point

von Bülow

Werner Fuetterer

Panzer NCO

Barmaid

Newspaper Woman

Auguste Hansen-Kleinmichel

Leschke - Truck Driver

German NCO

Fritzi Kollwitz

Minor Role

German NCO

Minor Role

Werner J.A. Holzhey

Wehrmacht Girl

Eva Maria Hoppe

Office Receptionist

Ernst Höchstätter

Volkssturmmann

Charles Jacquemar

Fiedl

German NCO

Wehrmacht Girl

Whining Soldier

Flak Girl

Liselotte Kirschbaum

German Lieutenant

Gerhard Kittler

Adjutant

Minor Role

Wehrmacht Girl

German NCO

Klaus W. Krause

Clerk in Schleissheim

Wolfgang Kuhnemann

Bit Part

Luitpold Kummer

German Deserter

Walter Ladengast

Wehrmacht Girl

Minor Role

Herbert Lehnert

Minor Role

German Lieutenant

Minor Role

Woman

Ingeborg Luther

Kurt

von Schirmeck

Prisoner

Minor Role

Wehrmacht Girl

Elisabeth Millberg

Minor Role

Johannes Mühlstedt

Minor Role

Reinhardt Neudörffer

Minor Role

Minor Role

German Prisoner

Charles Regnier

Minor Role

Minor Role

Minor Role

Jürgen Scheller

Minor Role

Old Prisoner of War

Arnulf Schröder

Man on Wehrmacht Bus

Minor Role

Kai-Siegfried Seefeld

Minor Role

Woman

Henriette Speidel

Minor Role

Sgt. Klinger

Gerhard Steinberg

Wehrmacht Girl

Liselotte Steinweg

Volkssturmmann

Peter Struwel-Bruck

Woman Attendant

Minor Role

German Soldier

Peter Martin Urtel

Volkssturmmann

Prisoner of War

Minor Role

Cornel von Gossow

Prisoner of War

Hans von Morhart

Prisoner of War

Jaspar von Oertzen

Minor Role

Harald von Troschke-Tronye

Streetcar Conductor

Woman

German NCO

Clemens Wilmenrod

Bit Part

Woman in the Street

Hartmann

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???? [ Orchestra: Slow March ] - Decision Before Dawn

???? [ Orchestra: Slow March ]

STOP RIGHT HERE.
YES, SIR. - Decision Before Dawn

STOP RIGHT HERE. YES, SIR.

COME ON. GET OUTTA THERE!
GIVE IT UP, YOU RATS. - Decision Before Dawn

COME ON. GET OUTTA THERE! GIVE IT UP, YOU RATS.

- HERE. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
COULD USE A SHOT YOURSELF.
- NO, THANK YOU. - Decision Before Dawn

- HERE. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A SHOT YOURSELF. - NO, T...

[ Lieutenant Narrating ]
WELL, WE FINALLY MADE IT.
STRANGE AS IT SEEMED TO ME THEN, - Decision Before Dawn

[ Lieutenant Narrating ] WELL, WE FINALLY MADE IT. STRANGE A...

???? [ Continues ]
PAUL?
PAUL, ARE YOU ASLEEP? - Decision Before Dawn

???? [ Continues ] PAUL? PAUL, ARE YOU ASLEEP?

[ German P.W. ]
SERGEANT PAUL RICHTER, - Decision Before Dawn

[ German P.W. ] SERGEANT PAUL RICHTER,

COME IN. - Decision Before Dawn

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES
I'D RATHER GO THAN STAY BEHIND.
DON'T KID YOURSELF, BROTHER. - Decision Before Dawn

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES I'D RATHER GO THAN STAY BE...

THE PILOT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
YOU MAY BE A MILE OR TWO
OFF THE PINPOINT. COME ON. - Decision Before Dawn

THE PILOT WANTS YOU TO KNOW YOU MAY BE A MILE OR TWO OFF THE...

[ Church Bell
Tolling In Distance ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Church Bell Tolling In Distance ]

[ Panting ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Dog Barking In Distance ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Dog Barking In Distance ]

[ Aircraft Fading ]
[ Dog Barks In Distance ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Aircraft Fading ] [ Dog Barks In Distance ]

[ Church Bells Pealing ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Church Bells Pealing ]

[ Dogs Barking, Closer ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Dogs Barking, Closer ]

[ Additional Church Bell Joins ]
[ Barking Continues ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Additional Church Bell Joins ] [ Barking Continues ]

[ Woman ]
NEXT STOP, MUÜÜNCHEN,
CENTER OF TOWN. - Decision Before Dawn

[ Woman ] NEXT STOP, MUÜÜNCHEN, CENTER OF TOWN.

.
EXTRA! EXTRA!
MUÜÜNCHENER POST - Decision Before Dawn

. EXTRA! EXTRA! MUÜÜNCHENER POST

[ Train Whistles
Blowing In Distance ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Train Whistles Blowing In Distance ]

[ Whistle ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Man ]
HALT! HEY! HALT!
[ Brakes Hissing ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Man ] HALT! HEY! HALT! [ Brakes Hissing ]

HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON?
IS THIS NUREMBERG? - Decision Before Dawn

HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON? IS THIS NUREMBERG?

[ Alarm Ringing ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Alarm Ringing ]

[ Bell Tolling ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Bell Tolling ]

[ Vehicle Passing By ]
[ Horn Honks ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Vehicle Passing By ] [ Horn Honks ]

HERE. DRINK THIS.
GO AHEAD. - Decision Before Dawn

HERE. DRINK THIS. GO AHEAD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, DEAR?
ANYTHING WRONG? - Decision Before Dawn

WHAT'S THE MATTER, DEAR? ANYTHING WRONG?

[ Hilde's Voice ]
THERE ARE THOUSANDS
AND THOUSAND LIKE ME. - Decision Before Dawn

[ Hilde's Voice ] THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSAND LIKE...

SAY, CORPORAL STEINER. - Decision Before Dawn

SAY, CORPORAL STEINER.

[ Bell Tolling ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Bell Tolling ]

YOU THINK YOU CAN STILL SEE
WHAT YOU'RE SHOOTING AT? - Decision Before Dawn

YOU THINK YOU CAN STILL SEE WHAT YOU'RE SHOOTING AT?

???? [ Bugle ] - Decision Before Dawn

???? [ Continues ] - Decision Before Dawn

???? [ Continues ]

[ Clunking ]
[ Gasping ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Clunking ] [ Gasping ]

[ Clock Chiming ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Clock Chiming ]

[ Machine Gun Fire ]
[ Shouting ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Machine Gun Fire ] [ Shouting ]

HELP ME, PLEASE!
SOMEBODY! HELP! - Decision Before Dawn

HELP ME, PLEASE! SOMEBODY! HELP!

AH. THEY GOT ME!
BUT YOU WON'T GET AWAY, STEINER. - Decision Before Dawn

AH. THEY GOT ME! BUT YOU WON'T GET AWAY, STEINER.

[ Train Whistle Blowing ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

[ Whistles Blowing ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Whistles Blowing ]

NECKARSTRASSE.
NECKARSTRASSE. - Decision Before Dawn

NECKARSTRASSE. NECKARSTRASSE.

I HAVE A SISTER-IN-LAW
WHO LIVES ON THE THIRD FLOOR. - Decision Before Dawn

I HAVE A SISTER-IN-LAW WHO LIVES ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

YOU LITTLE SWINE! [ Muttering ]
OW! LET ME-- OW! LET ME--
[ Screams ] - Decision Before Dawn

YOU LITTLE SWINE! [ Muttering ] OW! LET ME-- OW! LET ME-- [ ...

TOO LATE!
HE'S REPORTING US.
[ Whistle Tweets ] - Decision Before Dawn

TOO LATE! HE'S REPORTING US. [ Whistle Tweets ]

[ Kurt ]
HEY, COME ON. - Decision Before Dawn

[ Kurt ] HEY, COME ON.

YOU MEN, OVER HERE. FRITZ, TAKE
A LOOK AT THAT TUNNEL THERE.
RIGHT AWAY, SIR. - Decision Before Dawn

YOU MEN, OVER HERE. FRITZ, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TUNNEL THERE....

[ Breathing Heavily ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Breathing Heavily ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
NOTHING.
NOTHING. - Decision Before Dawn

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? NOTHING. NOTHING.

[ Tank Starts, Pulls Away ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Tank Starts, Pulls Away ]

[ Man #2 ] HEY, GERHARDT,
GET YOUR MEN TOGETHER.
ALL MEN REPORT TO THE VEHICLES. - Decision Before Dawn

[ Man #2 ] HEY, GERHARDT, GET YOUR MEN TOGETHER. ALL MEN REP...

[ Artillery Continues ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Artillery Continues ]

[ Artillery,
Explosions Continue ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Artillery, Explosions Continue ]

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE, QUICK! - Decision Before Dawn

LET'S GET OUTTA HERE, QUICK!

[ Artillery,
Explosions Continue ]
[ Happy Shouts, Indistinct ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Artillery, Explosions Continue ] [ Happy Shouts, Indistinc...

HEY, KROHNER,
TAKE THE SECOND
AND THIRD PLATOON... - Decision Before Dawn

HEY, KROHNER, TAKE THE SECOND AND THIRD PLATOON...

WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE? ARE YOU GOING
TO TALK OR NOT? - Decision Before Dawn

WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? ARE YOU GOING TO TALK ...

[ Explosions Quieter,
In Distance ] - Decision Before Dawn

[ Explosions Quieter, In Distance ]

Decision Before Dawn poster

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As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.

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Director: Anatole Litvak

Writer: Peter Viertel, George Howe, Jack Rollens

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1951

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Feb 1952

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total

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