The Day Will Dawn
5 reviews
Drama/War
1h 38m
1942
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...
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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 French
- Release8 June 1942
- Genre
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate5 reviews
- Productions
Paul Soskin Productions
Cast

Hugh Williams
Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr
Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson
Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver
Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie
Capt. Alstad

Niall MacGinnis
Olaf

Raymond Huntley

Patricia Medina
Ingrid

Roland Pertwee
Capt. Waverley

Henry Oscar
Newspaper Editor

David Horne
Evans, Foreign Editor

Henry Hewitt
Jack, News Editor

Brefni O'Rorke
Political Journalist

Bernard Miles
McAllister (Irish Soldier)

Gus McNaughton
Army Sergeant

George Carney
Harry, Soldier in Fleet Street Pub

John Salew
"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub

Philip Friend
Pilot

George Merritt
German Trawler Captain
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