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The Day Will Dawn
“Thrilling drama of the new secret front!”
60%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
The Day Will Dawn (1942) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Day Will Dawn (1942) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalf… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Day Will Dawn 60% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1942-06-08
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 64128
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What is The Day Will Dawn about?
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Day Will Dawn?
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How long is the movie The Day Will Dawn?
The official runtime for The Day Will Dawn is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Hugh Williams
Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr
Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson
Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver
Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie
Capt. Alstad

Niall MacGinnis
Olaf
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Elizabeth Mann
Gerda

Raymond Huntley

Patricia Medina
Ingrid

Roland Pertwee
Capt. Waverley

Henry Oscar
Newspaper Editor

David Horne
Evans, Foreign Editor

Henry Hewitt
Jack, News Editor
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John Warwick
Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub

Brefni O'Rorke
Political Journalist

Bernard Miles
McAllister (Irish Soldier)
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