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The Day Will Dawn

Genre:DramaWar

Released:1942-06-08

Runtime:98

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).)


Cast:

Hugh Williams

Character: Colin Metcalfe

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Griffith Jones

Character: Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

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Deborah Kerr

Character: Kari Alstad

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Ralph Richardson

Character: Frank Lockwood

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Francis L. Sullivan

Character: Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

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Roland Culver

Character: Cmdr. Pittwaters

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Finlay Currie

Character: Capt. Alstad

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Niall MacGinnis

Character: Olaf

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Elizabeth Mann

Character: Gerda

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Raymond Huntley

Character:

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Patricia Medina

Character: Ingrid

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Roland Pertwee

Character: Capt. Waverley

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Henry Oscar

Character: Newspaper Editor

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David Horne

Character: Evans, Foreign Editor

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Henry Hewitt

Character: Jack, News Editor

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John Warwick

Character: Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub

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Brefni O'Rorke

Character: Political Journalist

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Bernard Miles

Character: McAllister (Irish Soldier)

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Beckett Bould

Character: Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal

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Olaf Olsen

Character: Langedal's Schoolmaster

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Gus McNaughton

Character: Army Sergeant

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George Carney

Character: Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub

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John Salew

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

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Meriel Forbes

Character: Milly, the Barmaid

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Philip Friend

Character: Pilot

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George Merritt

Character: German Trawler Captain

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John Boxer

Character: U-Boat Commander

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H Victor Weske

Character: Heinrich

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Gerhard Kempinski

Character: Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo

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George Spence

Character: Norwegian Villager (uncredited)

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