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Commandos Strike at Dawn

At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS!

A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.

1h 38m1942TMDb 5.5

WarDrama

English

Crew and Cast

John FarrowJohn FarrowDirector · British Naval OfficerPaul MuniPaul MuniEric ToresenAnn CarterAnn CarterSolveig ToresenRichard DerrRichard DerrGunnar KorstadElisabeth FraserElisabeth FraserAnna KorstadCedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeAdmiral BowenRobert CooteRobert CooteRobert BowenAnna LeeAnna LeeJudith BowenRay CollinsRay CollinsJohan BergesenErville AldersonErville AldersonJohan GarmeLouis Jean HeydtLouis Jean HeydtKarl ArnesenArthur MargetsonArthur MargetsonGerman ColonelAlexander KnoxAlexander KnoxGerman CaptainBarbara EverestBarbara EverestMrs. OlavRosemary DeCampRosemary DeCampHilma ArnesenLillian GishLillian GishMrs. BergesenRod CameronRod CameronPastorGeorge MacreadyGeorge MacreadySchoolteacherLloyd BridgesLloyd BridgesYoung German SoldierEddie HallEddie HallGerman Soldier at the Sound DetectorFerdinand MunierFerdinand MunierAnna's Father · Mr. KorstadElsa JanssenElsa JanssenAnna's Mother · Mrs. KorstadGertrude HoffmannGertrude HoffmannElderly Village WomanGeorge LynnGeorge LynnGerman Radio AnnouncerErik RolfErik RolfGerman SoldierWalter SandeWalter SandeOtto · German SoldierPhilip Van ZandtPhilip Van ZandtThirsty German SoldierCrane WhitleyCrane WhitleyGerman Soldier Taking Blankets

Storyline

A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.

  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
30 December 1942
Runtime
1h 38m
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (24 votes)

Production

Director
John Farrow
Writers
Irwin Shaw, C. S. Forester
Studios
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English