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Commandos Strike at Dawn( 1942)

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At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS!

Overview

A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Paul Muni

      Eric Toresen

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      Anna Lee

      Judith Bowen

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      Lillian Gish

      Mrs. Bergesen

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Admiral Bowen

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      Robert Coote

      Robert Bowen

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      Ray Collins

      Johan Bergesen

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      Alexander Knox

      German Captain

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      Rosemary DeCamp

      Hilma Arnesen

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      Elisabeth Fraser

      Anna Korstad

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      Richard Derr

      Gunnar Korstad

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      Erville Alderson

      Johan Garme

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      Barbara Everest

      Mrs. Olav

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      Rod Cameron

      Pastor

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      Louis Jean Heydt

      Karl Arnesen

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      George Macready

      Schoolteacher

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      Arthur Margetson

      German Colonel

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Young German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ann Carter

      Solveig Toresen (uncredited)

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      Eddie Hall

      German Soldier at the Sound Detector (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Apr 01 2023
    There were a few of these wartime dramas designed to bring attention to the atrocities being carried out by the Nazis on the erstwhile peaceful people of Norway. This one finds "Eric" (Paul Muni) flee to Britain where he trains and returns to his homeland determined to wreak revenge on his occupiers and their Quisling allies and to help the British to successfully bomb an airbase being built at altitude that could be used to attack allied territory and shipping. It's all a bit meandering, however. Muni isn't really a very convincing Norwegian nor is Alexander Knox particularly menacing as a cap...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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