The Day Will Dawn (1942)
Synopsis
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).)
Release Date: 1942-06-08
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: Harold French
Top 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 as
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