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Commandos Strike at Dawn

Genres
War
Drama
Rating
5.4
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1942-12-30
Runtime98 mins

Overview

A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.

Cast & Crew

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Paul Muni

as Eric Toresen

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Ann Carter

as Solveig Toresen

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Richard Derr

as Gunnar Korstad

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Elisabeth Fraser

as Anna Korstad

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Cedric Hardwicke

as Admiral Bowen

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Robert Coote

as Robert Bowen

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Anna Lee

as Judith Bowen

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Ray Collins

as Johan Bergesen

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Erville Alderson

as Johan Garme

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Louis Jean Heydt

as Karl Arnesen

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Arthur Margetson

as German Colonel

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Alexander Knox

as German Captain

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Barbara Everest

as Mrs. Olav

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Rosemary DeCamp

as Hilma Arnesen

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Lillian Gish

as Mrs. Bergesen

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Rod Cameron

as Pastor

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George Macready

as Schoolteacher

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Lloyd Bridges

as Young German Soldier (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

as German Soldier at the Sound Detector (uncredited)

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Ferdinand Munier

as Anna's Father

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Elsa Janssen

as Anna's Mother

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John Farrow

as British Naval Officer (uncredited)

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Gertrude Hoffmann

as Elderly Village Woman (uncredited)

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Elsa Janssen

as Mrs. Korstad (uncredited)

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George Lynn

as German Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Ferdinand Munier

as Mr. Korstad (uncredited)

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Erik Rolf

as German Soldier (uncredited)

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Walter Sande

as Otto - German Soldier (uncredited)

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Philip Van Zandt

as Thirsty German Soldier (uncredited)

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Crane Whitley

as German Soldier Taking Blankets (uncredited)

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