Canada / Jun 08, 1942 / PG
Thrilling drama of the new secret front!
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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).)
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Niall MacGinnis | Olaf |
| Elizabeth Mann | Gerda |
| Raymond Huntley | |
| Patricia Medina | Ingrid |
| Roland Pertwee | Capt. Waverley |
| Henry Oscar | Newspaper Editor |
| David Horne | Evans, Foreign Editor |
| Henry Hewitt | Jack, News Editor |
| John Warwick | Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub |
| Brefni O'Rorke | Political Journalist |
| Bernard Miles | McAllister (Irish Soldier) |
| Beckett Bould | Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal |
| Olaf Olsen | Langedal's Schoolmaster |
| Gus McNaughton | Army Sergeant |
| George Carney | Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub |
| John Salew | "Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub |
| Meriel Forbes | Milly, the Barmaid |
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| Philip Friend | Pilot |
| George Merritt | German Trawler Captain |
| John Boxer | U-Boat Commander |
| H Victor Weske | Heinrich |
| Gerhard Kempinski | Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo |
| George Spence | Norwegian Villager (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Day Will Dawn |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch, Norsk |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paul Soskin Productions |
| Release date | 8 giugno 1942 |
| Production | Paul Soskin |
| Writer | Patrick Kirwan, Frank Owen, Terence Rattigan, Anatole de Grunwald |
| Editing | Michael C. Chorlton |
| Cinematography | Cyril J. Knowles |
| Assistant directors | E.J. Holding, Harold French |
| Lighting | Bernard Knowles |
| Camera operators | Cyril J. Knowles |
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| Additional photography | Cyril J. Knowles |
| Production design | William C. Andrews |
| Art direction | William C. Andrews |
| Set decoration | William C. Andrews |
| Music | Richard Addinsell, C. C. Stevens, Muir Mathieson, A.W. Watkins |
| Sound | Richard Addinsell, C. C. Stevens, Muir Mathieson, A.W. Watkins |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Jun 08, 1942
United States / Nov 24, 1942
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