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Decision Before Dawn( 1951)

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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!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Basehart

      Lt. Dick Rennick

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      Gary Merrill

      Col. Devlin

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      Oskar Werner

      Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy

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      Hildegard Knef

      Hilde

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      Dominique Blanchar

      Monique

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      O.E. Hasse

      Col. Oberst von Ecker

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      Wilfried Seyferth

      Heinz Scholtz, SS-Mann

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      Hans Christian Blech

      Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger

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      Helene Thimig

      Fräulein Schneide

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      George Tyne

      Sgt. Griffin

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      Robert Freitag

      Sgt. Paul Richter

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      Harold Benedict

      Lt. Pete Gevers

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      Arno Assmann

      Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)

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      Heinrich Berg

      (uncredited)

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      Bert Brandt

      German NCO (uncredited)

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      Jochen Diestelmann

      (uncredited)

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      Ulrich Folkmar

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Otto Friebel

      Clerk (uncredited)

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      Gert Fröbe

      German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

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      Werner Fuetterer

      von Bülow (uncredited)

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      Elfe Gerhart

      Barmaid (uncredited)

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      Loni Heuser

      Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)

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      Alexander Kraft-Hohenlohe

      German NCO (uncredited)

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      Charles Jacquemar

      Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

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      Walter Janssen

      Fiedl (uncredited)

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      Erik Jelde

      German NCO (uncredited)

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      Klaus Kinski

      Whining Soldier (uncredited)

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      Gerhard Kittler

      German Lieutenant (uncredited)

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      Til Kiwe

      Adjutant (uncredited)

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      Klaus W. Krause

      German NCO (uncredited)

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      Walter Ladengast

      German Deserter (uncredited)

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      Maria Landrock

      Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)

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      Herbert Lehnert

      (uncredited)

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      Adi Lödel

      Kurt (uncredited)

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      Peter Lühr

      von Schirmeck (uncredited)

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      Emil Matousek

      (uncredited)

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      Wolf Petersen

      (uncredited)

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      Charles Regnier

      German Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Arnulf Schröder

      Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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      Paul Schwed

      Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)

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      Kai-Siegfried Seefeld

      (uncredited)

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      Uli Steigberg

      (uncredited)

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      Peter Martin Urtel

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Rudolf Vogel

      Volkssturmmann (uncredited)

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      Hans von Morhart

      Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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      Jaspar von Oertzen

      Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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      Maria Wimmer

      Woman in the Street (uncredited)

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      Harald Wolff

      Hartmann (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • spy
    • world war ii
    • prisoner of war
    • waffen ss