Promise at Dawn
6.2
“An unforgettable Mercouri experience”
A single mother raises her son in impossible circumstances first in Leningrad, then Krakow, and then France, and is over-ambitious about him but never gives in.
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Cast
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Melina Mercouri
Nina Kacewa
Known for
Topkapi
Never on Sunday
Assi Dayan
Romain Kacew age 25
Also in
A Walk with Love and Death
The Delta Force
Didier Haudepin
Romain Kacew age 15
Known for
This Special Friendship
The Innocent
François Raffoul
Romain Kacew age 9
No other roles listed
Despo Diamantidou
Aniela
Known for
Love and Death
Never on Sunday
Jean Martin
Igor Igorevitch
Known for
The Battle of Algiers
The King and the Mockingbird
Fernand Gravey
Jean-Michel Serusier
Known for
How to Steal a Million
La Ronde
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Mailer
Known for
Razzia
Captain Blood
Elspeth March
Fat Woman
Known for
Midnight Lace
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Maria Machado
Nathalie Lissenko
Known for
An American Werewolf in Paris
One Deadly Summer
Julie Dassin
Romain's Friend
Also in
La Musica
Shock Troops
René Clermont
Mr. Piekielny
Known for
Sundays and Cybele
Carom Shots
Jules Dassin Director · Romain Gary Author Samuel A. Taylor Author
United States release January 21, 1971 · Produced in United States, France
Production
Nathalie Productions
Production
United States · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · November 25, 1970
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 1971
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Argentina
November 11, 1971 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 14, 1972 · Theatrical
Finland
May 14, 1971 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 1, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
March 11, 1971 · Limited theatrical · Milan
Netherlands
June 3, 1971 · Theatrical
Spain
June 5, 1972 · Theatrical
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