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.
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Title: Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
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| Paul Muni | ... | Eric Toresen | |
| Anna Lee | ... | Judith Bowen | |
| Lillian Gish | ... | Mrs. Bergesen | |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Admiral Bowen (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) | |
| Ray Collins | ... | Johan Bergesen | |
| Robert Coote | ... | Robert Bowen (as Flying Officer Robert Coote RCAF) | |
| Rosemary DeCamp | ... | Hilma Arnesen | |
| Alexander Knox | ... | German Captain | |
| Elisabeth Fraser | ... | Anna Korstad | |
| Richard Derr | ... | Gunnar Korstad | |
| Erville Alderson | ... | Johan Garme | |
| Barbara Everest | ... | Mrs. Olav | |
| Rod Cameron | ... | Pastor | |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Karl Arnesen | |
| 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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At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS! See more »Parents Guide:
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Content with their pattern of honesty and industry they were a people who feared nought and envied nobody.
So it was in the summer of 1939.... See more »
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The climax was inspired by the British and Norwegian commando attack on the islands of Vagsoy and Maaloy on December 27, 1941. See more »Goofs
When Eric Toresen (Paul Muni) left his daughter at Mrs. Olav's house and went into the mountains, he left behind the jacket he arrived with. Later after coming back down from the mountain, and without returning to Mrs. Olav's place, he has his jacket on again. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: For long past the kingdom of Norway had been a domain of peace.Content with their pattern of honesty and industry they were a people who feared nought and envied nobody.
So it was in the summer of 1939.... See more »
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30 December 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Most interesting is when Mr Bergesen, the outspoken man who had been trying to warn everyone else about the threats of the day said sarcastically to one of the German officers, "Your Norwegian brother is ready to enter the New World Order". Remember, the favorite line of G.H.W. Bush. His dad, Prescott funded Hitler. I also liked the message Eric told his daughter about people are bad, and people are good. People can make themselves better or make themselves worse.