The Day Will Dawn

Jun 8 1942 Approved 1h 38m
Drama, War

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

Plot

Horse-race tipster and journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Norway his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat. However, when he tells the Navy about it, they don't believe him and he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

Written by

Frank Owen, Terence Rattigan, Anatole de Grunwald

Directed by

Harold French

Cast

Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Paul Soskin Productions

Languages

Norsk, Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

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Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
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