The Day Will Dawn backdrop

The Day Will Dawn

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).)

Release Date: June 08, 1942

Status: Released

Genres:

Drama

War

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Cast

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones

Griffith Jones

Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Capt. Alstad

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Olaf

Elizabeth Mann

Gerda

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Ingrid

Roland Pertwee

Roland Pertwee

Capt. Waverley