The General Died at Dawn

Oct 28 1936 Approved 1h 38m

Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.

Plot

In revolution-torn China, American mercenary O'Hara is entrusted with a perilous mission, to get arms for the helpless authorities in a province ravaged by warlord General Yang. On the train to Shanghai, he meets Judy Perrie, whose father is in league with Yang. Will Judy regret agreeing to lure O'Hara to his doom, and if so, can she make it up to him? The balance of power seesaws to a perilous conclusion.

Written by

Clifford Odets, Charles G. Booth

Directed by

Lewis Milestone

Cast

Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 nominations total

Trailers

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# of Votes

1,402

Average Rating

6.5 out of 10

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