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Commandos Strike at Dawn

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5.4/10 • 22

1942-12-301h 38m

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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.

Directors
John Farrow
Editors
Anne Bauchens

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  1. Paul Muni

    Paul Muni

    Eric Toresen

  2. Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

    Judith Bowen

  3. Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    Mrs. Bergesen

  4. Cedric Hardwicke

    Cedric Hardwicke

    Admiral Bowen

  5. Robert Coote

    Robert Coote

    Robert Bowen

  6. Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Johan Bergesen

  7. Alexander Knox

    Alexander Knox

    German Captain

  8. Rosemary DeCamp

    Rosemary DeCamp

    Hilma Arnesen

  9. Elisabeth Fraser

    Elisabeth Fraser

    Anna Korstad

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CinemaSerf

Apr 1, 2023

6/10

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.

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