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Commandos Strike at Dawn

- At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS!

A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors.

Release Date : 1942-12-30

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Paul Muni

Character Name : Eric Toresen

Original Name : Paul Muni

Gender : Male

Anna Lee

Character Name : Judith Bowen

Original Name : Anna Lee

Gender : Female

Lillian Gish

Character Name : Mrs. Bergesen

Original Name : Lillian Gish

Gender : Female

Cedric Hardwicke

Character Name : Admiral Bowen

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Robert Coote

Character Name : Robert Bowen

Original Name : Robert Coote

Gender : Male

Ray Collins

Character Name : Johan Bergesen

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Alexander Knox

Character Name : German Captain

Original Name : Alexander Knox

Gender : Male

Rosemary DeCamp

Character Name : Hilma Arnesen

Original Name : Rosemary DeCamp

Gender : Female

Elisabeth Fraser

Character Name : Anna Korstad

Original Name : Elisabeth Fraser

Gender : Female

Richard Derr

Character Name : Gunnar Korstad

Original Name : Richard Derr

Gender : Male

Erville Alderson

Character Name : Johan Garme

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Barbara Everest

Character Name : Mrs. Olav

Original Name : Barbara Everest

Gender : Female

Rod Cameron

Character Name : Pastor

Original Name : Rod Cameron

Gender : Male

Louis Jean Heydt

Character Name : Karl Arnesen

Original Name : Louis Jean Heydt

Gender : Male

George Macready

Character Name : Schoolteacher

Original Name : George Macready

Gender : Male

Arthur Margetson

Character Name : German Colonel

Original Name : Arthur Margetson

Gender : Male

Lloyd Bridges

Character Name : Young German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Lloyd Bridges

Gender : Male

Ann Carter

Character Name : Solveig Toresen (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Carter

Gender : Female

Eddie Hall

Character Name : German Soldier at the Sound Detector (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Hall

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-01

There were a few of these wartime dramas designed to bring attention to the atrocities being carried out by the Nazis on the erstwhile peaceful people of Norway. This one finds "Eric" (Paul Muni) flee to Britain where he trains and returns to his homeland determined to wreak revenge on his occupiers and their Quisling allies and to help the British to successfully bomb an airbase being built at altitude that could be used to attack allied territory and shipping. It's all a bit meandering, however. Muni isn't really a very convincing Norwegian nor is Alexander Knox particularly menacing as a captain in the Wehrmacht nor Rod Cameron as the Pastor. Indeed, aside from Sir Cedric Hardwicke as the archetypal British admiral, none of the casting works especially well here - and coupled with some very wordy dialogue, that manages to drag this down a little into melodrama territory. It ends rousingly enough, though, and given it's purpose was largely propagandist - it does what is says on the tin. Watchable, but forgettable fayre.