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Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)

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.

Cast:
Eric Toresen: Paul Muni
Judith Bowen: Anna Lee
Mrs. Bergesen: Lillian Gish
Admiral Bowen: Cedric Hardwicke
Johan Bergesen: Ray Collins
Robert Bowen: Robert Coote
Hilma Arnesen: Rosemary DeCamp
German Captain: Alexander Knox
Anna Korstad: Elisabeth Fraser
Gunnar Korstad: Richard Derr
Johan Garme: Erville Alderson
Mrs. Olav: Barbara Everest
Pastor: Rod Cameron
Karl Arnesen: Louis Jean Heydt
Schoolteacher: George Macready
German Colonel: Arthur Margetson
Armed Forces: Mickey Miquelon
Young German Soldier: Lloyd Bridges
Solveig Toresen: Ann Carter
British Naval Officer: John Farrow
Soldier Pulling Down German Flag: Norvald Flaaten
German Soldier at the Sound Detector: Eddie Hall
Elderly Village Woman: Gertrude Hoffman
Mrs. Korstad: Elsa Janssen
German Radio Announcer: George Lynn
Mr. Korstad: Ferdinand Munier
German Soldier: Erik Rolf
Otto - German Soldier: Walter Sande
Alfred Korstad: John Arthur Stockton
Thirsty German Soldier: Philip Van Zandt
German Soldier Taking Blankets: Crane Whitley

Written by: Irwin Shaw, C.S. Forester

Director: John Farrow

Production: Columbia Pictures

Release date: 30 Dec 1942

Box Office: $1,300,000
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