The Day Will Dawn
6.1
“Thrilling drama of the new secret front!”
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.
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Cast
30 people
Hugh Williams
Colin Metcalfe
Known for
Wuthering Heights
Khartoum
Griffith Jones
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Known for
They Made Me a Fugitive
Deborah Kerr
Kari Alstad
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
Ralph Richardson
Frank Lockwood
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Fallen Idol
Francis L. Sullivan
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Known for
Night and the City
Great Expectations
Roland Culver
Cmdr. Pittwaters
Known for
Dead of Night
Thunderball
Finlay Currie
Capt. Alstad
Known for
Ben-Hur
Around the World in 80 Days
Niall MacGinnis
Olaf
Known for
Jason and the Argonauts
Night of the Demon
Elizabeth Mann
Gerda
Raymond Huntley
Known for
The Mummy
Passport to Pimlico
Patricia Medina
Ingrid
Known for
Mr. Arkadin
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Roland Pertwee
Capt. Waverley
Also in
The Halfway House
"Pimpernel" Smith
Harold French Director · Anatole de Grunwald Screenplay Terence Rattigan Screenplay
United States release November 24, 1942 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Norwegian
Production
Paul Soskin Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian
Release dates
Canada · June 8, 1942
Theatrical
United Kingdom · June 8, 1942
Theatrical
United States · November 24, 1942
Theatrical
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