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The Day Will Dawn

"Thrilling drama of the new secret front!"

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).)

Top 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

    Elizabeth Mann

    Gerda

Overview

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).)

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