Skip to main content

FoundFootage.com

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)

December 30, 1942 (US) War, Drama • 98m

Overview

A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.

Director

John Farrow

Top Billed

Paul Muni

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Paul Muni
Paul Muni

Eric Toresen

Ann Carter
Ann Carter

Solveig Toresen

Richard Derr
Richard Derr

Gunnar Korstad

Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke

Admiral Bowen

Robert Coote
Robert Coote

Robert Bowen

Anna Lee
Anna Lee

Judith Bowen

Ray Collins
Ray Collins

Johan Bergesen

Arthur Margetson
Arthur Margetson

German Colonel

Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox

German Captain

Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp

Hilma Arnesen

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish

Mrs. Bergesen

George Macready
George Macready

Schoolteacher

Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges

Young German Soldier (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall

German Soldier at the Sound Detector (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier
Ferdinand Munier

Anna's Father

Elsa Janssen
Elsa Janssen

Anna's Mother

John Farrow
John Farrow

British Naval Officer (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann
Gertrude Hoffmann

Elderly Village Woman (uncredited)

Elsa Janssen
Elsa Janssen

Mrs. Korstad (uncredited)

George Lynn
George Lynn

German Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier
Ferdinand Munier

Mr. Korstad (uncredited)

Erik Rolf
Erik Rolf

German Soldier (uncredited)

Walter Sande
Walter Sande

Otto - German Soldier (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt

Thirsty German Soldier (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
Crane Whitley

German Soldier Taking Blankets (uncredited)

Crew
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw

Screenplay

Louis Gruenberg
Louis Gruenberg

Original Music Composer

William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor

Director of Photography

Edward C. Jewell
Edward C. Jewell

Art Direction



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

April 1, 2023

There were a few of these wartime dramas designed to bring attention to the atrocities being carried out by the Nazis on the erstwhile peaceful people of Norway. This one finds "Eric" (Paul Muni) flee to Britain where he trains and returns to his homeland determined to wreak revenge on his occupiers and their Quisling allies and to help the British to successfully bomb an airbase being built at altitude that could be used to attack allied territo… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.