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Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)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. Director:John Farrow |
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Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)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. Director:John Farrow |
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Eric Toresen
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Anna Lee | ... |
Judith Bowen
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| Lillian Gish | ... |
Mrs. Bergesen
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Cedric Hardwicke | ... |
Admiral Bowen
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Robert Coote | ... |
Robert Bowen
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Ray Collins | ... |
Johan Bergesen
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Rosemary DeCamp | ... |
Hilma Arnesen
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Alexander Knox | ... |
German Captain
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Elisabeth Fraser | ... |
Anna Korstad
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Richard Derr | ... |
Gunnar Korstad
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Erville Alderson | ... |
Johan Garme
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Barbara Everest | ... |
Mrs. Olav
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Rod Cameron | ... |
Pastor
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Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
Karl Arnesen
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George Macready | ... |
Schoolteacher
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Erik Toresen, widower and fishery observer, leads a quiet life in a small Norwegian town; but after the Nazi occupation, German abuses lead Erik to form a Resistance group. After a killing, Erik flees to the wilderness and finds a secret German air base; he resolves to escape to England with its location. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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