The Day Will Dawn

Name: The Day Will Dawn
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1942-06-08
Duration: 98 min

1h 38m·Drama, War

Directed by Harold French·1942

Rate

6.0/10 avg

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

DirectorHarold FrenchCinematographyCyril J. KnowlesScreenplayPatrick KirwanStudioPaul Soskin Productions

Actor	Role
Hugh WilliamsColin Metcalfe	Colin Metcalfe
Griffith JonesPolice Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)	Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah KerrKari Alstad	Kari Alstad
Ralph RichardsonFrank Lockwood	Frank Lockwood
Francis L. SullivanKommandant Ulrich Wettau	Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland CulverCmdr. Pittwaters	Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay CurrieCapt. Alstad	Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnisOlaf	Olaf
EElizabeth MannGerda	Gerda
Raymond HuntleyNot listed	Not listed
Patricia MedinaIngrid	Ingrid
Roland PertweeCapt. Waverley	Capt. Waverley
Henry OscarNewspaper Editor	Newspaper Editor
David HorneEvans, Foreign Editor	Evans, Foreign Editor
Henry HewittJack, News Editor	Jack, News Editor
JJohn WarwickMilligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub	Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Brefni O'RorkePolitical Journalist	Political Journalist
Bernard MilesMcAllister (Irish Soldier)	McAllister (Irish Soldier)
BBeckett BouldBergen, Spokesman of Langedal	Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal
OOlaf OlsenLangedal's Schoolmaster	Langedal's Schoolmaster
Gus McNaughtonArmy Sergeant	Army Sergeant
George CarneyHarry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub	Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub
John Salew"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub	"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub
Meriel ForbesMilly, the Barmaid	Milly, the Barmaid
Philip FriendPilot	Pilot
George MerrittGerman Trawler Captain	German Trawler Captain
JJohn BoxerU-Boat Commander	U-Boat Commander
HH Victor WeskeHeinrich	Heinrich
GGerhard KempinskiBarman, Bia Tonne in Oslo	Barman, Bia Tonne in Oslo
GGeorge SpenceNorwegian Villager (uncredited)	Norwegian Villager (uncredited)