Decision Before Dawn

Drama, War · 1952Not Rated

Richard Basehart and Gary Merrill star in this stirring 1951 Best Picture Oscar® Nominee. As the Third Reich declines, the Allies develop a radical new plan – to employ German POWs as spies. Led by American Colonel Devlin (Merrill) and executed by Lieutenant Rennick (Basehart), the plan is risky. Tension builds as the Americans learn whether the former Nazis will help or betray the Allies!

Starring

Richard Basehart, Franz Planer, Gary Merrill, Franz Waxman, Oskar Werner, Gerd Oswald, Hildegard Knef, Ludwig Reiber, Alfred Bruzlin, Dominique Blanchar

Director

Anatole Litvak

Producer

Anatole Litvak