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The Day Will Dawn (1942)

June 8, 1942 (GB) Drama, War • 98m

Overview

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. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

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Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams

Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones

Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr

Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson

Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan

Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver
Roland Culver

Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

Capt. Alstad

Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee

Capt. Waverley

Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar

Newspaper Editor

David Horne
David Horne

Evans, Foreign Editor

Henry Hewitt
Henry Hewitt

Jack, News Editor

John Warwick
John Warwick

Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub

Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke

Political Journalist

Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles

McAllister (Irish Soldier)

Beckett Bould
Beckett Bould

Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal

Olaf Olsen
Olaf Olsen

Langedal's Schoolmaster

Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton

Army Sergeant

George Carney
George Carney

Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub

John Salew
John Salew

"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub

Meriel Forbes
Meriel Forbes

Milly, the Barmaid

George Merritt
George Merritt

German Trawler Captain

John Boxer
John Boxer

U-Boat Commander

Gerhard Kempinski
Gerhard Kempinski

Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo

George Spence
George Spence

Norwegian Villager (uncredited)

Crew


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