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  • Decision Before Dawn (1951)
  • Not Rated
    119 min | Drama, War
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Not Rated
119 min | Drama, War

As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.
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Director
Writers
Peter Viertel (screenplay) | George Howe (novel "Call It Treason")
Composer
Cinematographer
Franz Planer (as Frank Planer)
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Status
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Updated Dec 21, 1951

Release date
Dec 21, 1951 (United States)

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Cast

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107 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Basehart
Lt. Dick Rennick Lt. Dick Rennick   See fewer
Gary Merrill
Col. Devlin Col. Devlin   See fewer
Oskar Werner
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy   See fewer
Hildegard Knef
Hilde (as Hildegarde Neff) Hilde (as Hildegarde Neff)   See fewer
O.E. Hasse
Col. Oberst von Ecker Col. Oberst von Ecker   See fewer
Wilfried Seyferth
Heinz Scholtz - SS Man (as Wilfried Seyfert) Heinz Scholtz - SS Man (as Wilfried Seyfert)   See fewer
Hans Christian Blech
Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger Sgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger   See fewer
Helene Thimig
Fräulein Paula Schneider Fräulein Paula Schneider   See fewer
Robert Freitag
Sgt. Paul Richter (as Robert Freytag) Sgt. Paul Richter (as Robert Freytag)   See fewer
George Tyne
Sgt. Griffin Sgt. Griffin   See fewer
C.A. Amos
Self (as C.A. Amos 1st Lt. USAF) Self (as C.A. Amos 1st Lt. USAF)   See fewer
Harold Benedict
Lt. Pete Gevers (as H.L. Benedict S/Sgt. USAF) Lt. Pete Gevers (as H.L. Benedict S/Sgt. USAF)   See fewer
H.W. Briggs
Self (as H.W. Briggs Sgt. USA) Self (as H.W. Briggs Sgt. USA)   See fewer
D.G. Devine
Lt. Rennick's Driver (as D.G. Devine Cpl. USAF) Lt. Rennick's Driver (as D.G. Devine Cpl. USAF)   See fewer
L.E. Dixon
Self (as L.E. Dixon Maj. USA) Self (as L.E. Dixon Maj. USA)   See fewer
B.L. Hendrickson
Self (as B.L. Hendrickson T/Sgt. USA) Self (as B.L. Hendrickson T/Sgt. USA)   See fewer
D. Kogel
Self (as D. Kogel Pvt. USA) Self (as D. Kogel Pvt. USA)   See fewer
S.I. Rice
Self (as S.I. Rice Pfc. USA) Self (as S.I. Rice Pfc. USA)   See fewer
F. Slaman
Self (as F. Slaman Pfc. USA) Self (as F. Slaman Pfc. USA)   See fewer
J.E. Stratton
Self (as J.E. Stratton Sgt. USA) Self (as J.E. Stratton Sgt. USA)   See fewer
Eva Marie Andres
Flak Girl (uncredited) Flak Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Arno Assmann
Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited) Ernst Brandenbacher (uncredited)   See fewer
Almut Bachmann
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited) Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Kemp Batchelor
Martin (uncredited) Martin (uncredited)   See fewer
Harald Benesch
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinrich Berg
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Ulla Best
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Brandt
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinz Bruening
Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Devine
GI Driver (uncredited) GI Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Jochen Diestelmann
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Erich Ebert
Freddy (uncredited) Freddy (uncredited)   See fewer
Geza Esterhazy
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ulrich Folkmar
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Friebel
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Gert Fröbe
German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited) German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)   See fewer
Werner Fuetterer
von Bülow (uncredited) von Bülow (uncredited)   See fewer
Rainer Geldern
Panzer NCO (uncredited) Panzer NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Elfe Gerhart
Barmaid (uncredited) Barmaid (uncredited)   See fewer
Auguste Hansen-Kleinmichel
Newspaper Woman (uncredited) Newspaper Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudolf Heimann
Leschke - Truck Driver (uncredited) Leschke - Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Herbst
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Loni Heuser
Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited) Fritzi Kollwitz (uncredited)   See fewer
Anselm Heyer
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Hohenlohe
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Werner J.A. Holzhey
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Eva Maria Hoppe
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernst Höchstätter
Office Receptionist (uncredited) Office Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Jacquemar
Volkssturmmann (uncredited) Volkssturmmann (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Janssen
Fiedl (uncredited) Fiedl (uncredited)   See fewer
Erik Jelde
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Katja Jobs
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Klaus Kinski
Whining Soldier (uncredited) Whining Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Liselotte Kirschbaum
Flak Girl (uncredited) Flak Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerhard Kittler
German Lieutenant (uncredited) German Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Til Kiwe
Adjutant (uncredited) Adjutant (uncredited)   See fewer
Nils Klott
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Sonja Kosta
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Klaus W. Krause
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Wolfgang Kuhnemann
Clerk in Schleissheim (uncredited) Clerk in Schleissheim (uncredited)   See fewer
Luitpold Kummer
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Ladengast
German Deserter (uncredited) German Deserter (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Landrock
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Lehnert
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Reinhard Lentz
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Egon Lippert
German Lieutenant (uncredited) German Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Lombard
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ingeborg Luther
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Adi Lödel
Kurt (uncredited) Kurt (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Lühr
von Schirmeck (uncredited) von Schirmeck (uncredited)   See fewer
Kurt Marquardt
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Emil Matousek
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Elisabeth Millberg
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Johannes Mühlstedt
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Reinhardt Neudörffer
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Willy Niklaus
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Wolf Petersen
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Regnier
German Prisoner (uncredited) German Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Romberg
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Roland Rösler
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jürgen Scheller
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Von Schmiedel
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Arnulf Schröder
Old Prisoner of War (uncredited) Old Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Schwed
Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited) Man on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited)   See fewer
Kai-Siegfried Seefeld
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Fritz Sellwig
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Henriette Speidel
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Uli Steigberg
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerhard Steinberg
Sgt. Klinger (uncredited) Sgt. Klinger (uncredited)   See fewer
Liselotte Steinweg
Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited) Wehrmacht Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Struwel-Bruck
Volkssturmmann (uncredited) Volkssturmmann (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Trumpp
Woman Attendant (uncredited) Woman Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Ude
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Martin Urtel
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudolf Vogel
Volkssturmmann (uncredited) Volkssturmmann (uncredited)   See fewer
Ulrich Volkmar
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Cornel von Gossow
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans von Morhart
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Jaspar von Oertzen
Prisoner of War (uncredited) Prisoner of War (uncredited)   See fewer
Harald von Troschke-Tronye
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ursula Voss
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited) Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Meta Weber
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Clemens Wilmenrod
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Dieter Wilsing
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Wimmer
Woman in the Street (uncredited) Woman in the Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Harald Wolff
Hartmann (uncredited) Hartmann (uncredited)   See fewer
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