Hold Back the Dawn
Visit website6.6/10 • 41
1941-09-26 • 1h 56m
Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!
Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.
- Directors
- Mitchell Leisen
- Writters
- Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
- Editors
- Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Doane Harrison
Hold Back the Dawn
Visit website1941-09-26 • 1h 56m
6.6/10 • 41
Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!
Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.
- Directors
- Mitchell Leisen
- Writters
- Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
- Editors
- Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Doane Harrison
Top Billed Cast
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Charles Boyer
Georges Iscovescu
Olivia de Havilland
Emmy Brown
Paulette Goddard
Anita Shaughnessy
Victor Francen
Van Den Luecken
Walter Abel
Inspector Hammock
Curt Bois
Bonbois
Rosemary DeCamp
Berta Kurz
Eric Feldary
Josef Kurz
Nestor Paiva
Flores
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
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