The Day Will Dawn (1942)
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.
- Released
- 1942-06-08
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Harold French, Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan, Patrick Kirwan
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 6 votes
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
- Finlay Currie as Capt. Alstad
- Niall MacGinnis as Olaf
- Elizabeth Mann as Gerda
- Raymond Huntley
- Patricia Medina as Ingrid
- Roland Pertwee as Capt. Waverley
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