The Day Will Dawn (1942) ( The Avengers )

The Day Will Dawn (1942) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Avengers
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1942 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Harold French

Written By:
Patrick Kirwan
Frank Owen

Actors:
Hugh Williams ..... Colin Metcalfe
Griffith Jones ..... Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah Kerr ..... Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson ..... Frank Lockwood
Francis L. Sullivan ..... Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland Culver ..... Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie ..... Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnis ..... Olaf
Elizabeth Mann ..... Gerda
Raymond Huntley ..... Norwegian Under Secretary (scenes deleted)
Patricia Medina ..... Ingrid
Roland Pertwee ..... Capt. Waverley - Naval Intelligence
Henry Oscar ..... Newspaper Editor
David Horne ..... Evans, Foreign Editor
Henry Hewitt ..... Jack, News Editor
John Warwick ..... Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Brefni O'Rorke ..... Political Journalist
Bernard Miles ..... McAllister (Irish Soldier)
Beckett Bould ..... Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal
Olaf Olsen ..... Langedal's Schoolmaster
Gus McNaughton ..... Army Sergeant
George Carney ..... Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
John Salew ..... Man-in-the-Street in Fleet Street Pub
Meriel Forbes ..... Milly, the Barmaid (as Merial Forbes)
Philip Friend ..... Pilot
George Merritt ..... German Trawler Captain
John Boxer ..... U-Boat Commander
H Victor Weske ..... Heinrich (as Victor Weske)
Gerhard Kempinski ..... Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo (as Gerrard Kempinski)
Ronald Adam ..... Daily Express Reporter in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Peter Cozens ..... Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall ..... German Guard at Cell Door Hatchway (uncredited)
Gordon Glennon ..... Lieutenant at Cherbourg (uncredited)
Madeleine Godar ..... Baker's wife (uncredited)
Vincent Holman ..... Sergeant-Major at Evacuation (uncredited)
James Knight ..... Village Postmaster (uncredited)
Harry Locke ..... (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield ..... Soldier in Fleet Street Pub with Harry (uncredited)
John Slater ..... American Reporter In Oslo Hotel (uncredited)
George Street ..... Bit Role (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner ..... German Engineer (uncredited)
Jack Watling ..... Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Woodbridge ..... Journalist Sitting at Bar in Pub (uncredited)
Dennis Wyndham ..... Village Baker (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Horse race tipster and journalist Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Norway his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they disbelief him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

Wartime drama THE DAY WILL DAWN is set in Norway at the outbreak of WW2. British foreign correspondent Lockwood (Ralph Richardson), forced out of Norway by the Nazi invasion, returns to the occupied Scandanavian country at the request of the War Office. Lockwood's assignment is to guide the RAF to a heavily camouflaged German U-boat base for sabotage purposes.

This exciting British wartime film celebrates the heroism of the Norwegian resistance movement in fighting the Nazi invaders. With a distinguished cast including Ralph Richardson, Hugh Williams and Deborah Kerr, and a script by Terence Rattigan, this is the story of a British foreign correspondent sent to report on U-Boat attacks against Norwegian shipping.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 26 April, 2015.