The Commandos Strike at Dawn [DVD] [1942]
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Release Date:06/21/2016
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Scripted by Irwin Shaw from a story by C. S. Forester (of "Captain Horatio Hornblower" fame), Commandos Strike at Dawn is a wartime morale-booster, largely set in coastal Norway. Paul Muni stars as Eric Toresen, an apolitical and basically pacifistic Norwegian fisherman who is galvanized into action when his village is occupied by the Nazis. With a group of courageous resistance fighters, Toresen first endeavors to sabotage and demoralize the German troops then escapes to Britain, there to help organize commando raids against his country's oppressors. The supporting cast includes Anna Lee as the hero's true love, Alexander Knox (two years away from his starring stint in the patriotic biopic Wilson) as an icy Nazi commandant, Cedric Hardwicke as a stiff-upper-lip British officer, and Lillian Gish (in her first film appearance since 1931) as an iron-willed Norwegian townsperson.~Hal Erickson
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Director
- John Farrow
Writer
- Irwin Shaw
Cast
- Paul MuniErik Toresen
- Anna LeeJudith Bowen
- Lillian GishMrs. Bergesen
- Cedric HardwickeAdm. Bowen
- Robert CooteRobert Bowen
- Ray CollinsJohan Bergesen
- Rosemary de CampHilma Arnesen
- Alexander KnoxGerman Captain
- Elisabeth FraserAnna Korstad
- Richard DerrGunner Korstad
- Erville AldersonJohan Garmo
- Barbara EverestMrs. Olav
- Rod CameronPastor
- Louis Jean HeydtKarl Arnesen
- Arthur MargetsonGerman Colonel
- Ann CarterSolveig Toresen
- Elsa JanssenMrs. Korstad
- Ferdinand MunierMr. Korstad
- Lloyd BridgesYoung Soldier
- Walter SandeOtto
- Philip Van ZandtThirsty Soldier
- George MacreadySchoolteacher
Crew
- Lester CowanProducer
- William C. MellorCinematographer
- Morris W. StoloffComposer (Music Score)
- Morris W. StoloffMusical Direction/Supervision
- Anne BauchensEditor
- Edward C. JewellArt Director
Details
- GenreWar
- SubgenreResistance Film,War Drama
- TitleThe Commandos Strike at Dawn
- Countries ProducedUnited States
- Duration100 minutes
- Year of Release1942
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Sound Featuresstereo
- Screen FormatBlack & White
- Aspect Ratio1.33:1
- LanguageEnglish
- Region Code1
- StudioSony Pictures Home Entertainmt
Other
- Product NameThe Commandos Strike at Dawn [DVD] [1942]
- UPC043396480155
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
What a great movie about Norway during WWII
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I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Must see WWII film.
Posted .Some people today may find these type of war movies silly; however, they were made to inspire a nation at war.
This review is from Commandos Strike at Dawn [DVD] [1942]
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