Nina is a former silent-film star from Russia who abandons her career to care for her son. She is a single mother -- the boy's father is a famous actor who wants nothing to do with either Nina or her child. She joins an acting troupe where she impersonates a famous French fashion designer, but she leaves the group in Krakow, Poland, when her true identity is discovered. She travels to France, taking several odd jobs in Nice to support her son. When the boy grows to young adulthood, he is recruited to fight during World War II for the French and later the British. He is decorated for valor and returns to locate his estranged mother after two years have passed. Upon arriving home, he finds that his mother had died several years earlier but that she meticulously wrote over 250 letters to give her son moral support and encouragement in the years to come.
Credits
Promise at Dawn Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Fernand Gravey
He was 65, 64 years old when he died
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as Jean-Michel Serusier |
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Melina Mercouri
She was 50, 73 years old when she died
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as Nina Kacewa |
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Jules Dassin
He was 59, 96 years old when he died
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as dire |
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Assi Dayan
He was 25, 68 years old when he died
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as Romain Kacew age 25 |
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Despo Diamantidou
She was 54, 87 years old when she died
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as Aniela (as Despo) |
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Jean Martin
He was 48, 86 years old when he died
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as Igor Igorevitch |
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Despo Diamantidou
She was 54, 87 years old when she died
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as Aniela |
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Didier Haudepin
He was 19, now 73 years old
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as Romain Kacew age 15 |
Promise at Dawn Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Theoni V. Aldredge as Costume Design. She was 48 (88) years old when She died
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Robert Lawrence as Editor. He was 57 (90) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Jean Badal as Director of Photography. He was 43 (88) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Romain Gary as Novel. He was 56 (66) years old when He died
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Writing |
