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The Day Will Dawn

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

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The Day Will Dawn Cast

Name Character
Deborah Kerr She was 21, 86 years old when she died as Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson He was 39, 80 years old when he died as Frank Lockwood
John Salew He was 40, 59 years old when he died as "Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub
Bernard Miles He was 35, 83 years old when he died as McAllister (Irish Soldier)
John Warwick He was 37, 67 years old when he died as Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Roland Culver He was 42, 83 years old when he died as Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie He was 64, 90 years old when he died as Capt. Alstad
Hugh Williams He was 38, 65 years old when he died as Colin Metcalfe
Patricia Medina She was 23, 92 years old when she died as Ingrid
Francis L. Sullivan He was 39, 53 years old when he died as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Henry Oscar He was 51, 78 years old when he died as Newspaper Editor
Philip Friend He was 27, 72 years old when he died as Pilot
John Boxer He was 18, 57 years old when he died as U-Boat Commander
Brefni O'Rorke He was 53, 57 years old when he died as Political Journalist
Griffith Jones He was 33, 97 years old when he died as Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Niall MacGinnis He was 29, 63 years old when he died as Olaf
Henry Hewitt He was 56, 82 years old when he died as Jack, News Editor
George Carney He was 61, 67 years old when he died as Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
Roland Pertwee He was 57, 77 years old when he died as Capt. Waverley
Gerhard Kempinski He was 38, 43 years old when he died as Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo
Gus McNaughton He was 60, 88 years old when he died as Army Sergeant
David Horne He was 44, 71 years old when he died as Evans, Foreign Editor
George Merritt He was 51, 86 years old when he died as German Trawler Captain
Olaf Olsen He was 14, 87 years old when he died as Langedal's Schoolmaster
Meriel Forbes She was 28, 86 years old when she died as Milly, the Barmaid
Beckett Bould He was 61, 89 years old when he died as Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal

The Day Will Dawn Crew

Name Department
Richard Addinsell as Music. He was 38 (72) years old when He died Sound
Frank Owen as Story. He was 49 (75) years old when He died Writing
Harold French as Director. He was 45 (100) years old when He died Directing
Terence Rattigan as Screenplay. He was 31 (66) years old when He died Writing
Anatole de Grunwald as Screenplay. He was 31 (56) years old when He died Writing
Michael C. Chorlton as Editor. He was 28 (37) years old when He died Editing
Patrick Kirwan as Screenplay. He was 43 (85) years old when He died Writing
William C. Andrews as Art Direction. He was 8 (now 90) years old Art
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The Day Will Dawn (82 years)

  • Release day: Monday, June 08, 1942
  • Runtime: 98 minutes