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Decision Before Dawn

1952·1h 59m·Approved
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
3,309 votes

As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.

Decision Before Dawn is a 1952 drama war movie directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Hildegard Knef, Gary Merrill. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 3,309 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
Anatole Litvak
Stars
Richard Basehart
Hildegard Knef
Gary Merrill
Oskar Werner
Details
1952-02-25
119 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States, West Germany
★ English, French, German
Keywords
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