Release Date: 1943-04-05
Overview: British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.
Rating: 6 / 10
John Clements
as Jean Baptiste
Greta Gynt
as Marie DuSchen
Hugh Sinclair
as Major von Kleist
Yvonne Arnaud
as Madame L. Labouche
Godfrey Tearle
as Mayor Pierre DuSchen
Dorothy Hope - Story
Nicholas Brodzsky - Original Music Composer
George King - Director
Anatole de Grunwald - Screenplay
Otto Heller - Director of Photography
This reminded me a little of "The Silver Fleet"- also made in 1943 - that tackled the thorny issues of collaborators who were really using their position with the occupying Nazi authorities to facilit...