Decision Before Dawn

The story

WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.

Cast

R Richard BasehartLt. Dick Rennick G Gary MerrillCol. Devlin O Oskar WernerCpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy H Hildegard KnefHilde D Dominique BlancharMonique O O.E. HasseCol. Oberst von Ecker W Wilfried SeyferthHeinz Scholtz, SS-Mann H Hans Christian BlechSgt. Rudolf Barth - aka Tiger H Helene ThimigFräulein Schneide G George TyneSgt. Griffin R Robert FreitagSgt. Paul Richter H Harold BenedictLt. Pete Gevers

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A Arno AssmannErnst Brandenbacher (uncredited) H Heinrich Berg(uncredited) B Bert BrandtGerman NCO (uncredited) J Jochen Diestelmann(uncredited) U Ulrich FolkmarPrisoner (uncredited) O Otto FriebelClerk (uncredited) G Gert FröbeGerman Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited) W Werner Fuetterervon Bülow (uncredited) E Elfe GerhartBarmaid (uncredited) L Loni HeuserFritzi Kollwitz (uncredited) A Alexander Kraft-HohenloheGerman NCO (uncredited) C Charles JacquemarVolkssturmmann (uncredited) W Walter JanssenFiedl (uncredited) E Erik JeldeGerman NCO (uncredited) K Klaus KinskiWhining Soldier (uncredited) G Gerhard KittlerGerman Lieutenant (uncredited) T Til KiweAdjutant (uncredited) K Klaus W. KrauseGerman NCO (uncredited) W Walter LadengastGerman Deserter (uncredited) M Maria LandrockWehrmacht Girl (uncredited) H Herbert Lehnert(uncredited) A Adi LödelKurt (uncredited) P Peter Lührvon Schirmeck (uncredited) E Emil Matousek(uncredited) W Wolf Petersen(uncredited) C Charles RegnierGerman Prisoner (uncredited) A Arnulf SchröderOld Prisoner of War (uncredited) P Paul SchwedMan on Wehrmacht Bus (uncredited) K Kai-Siegfried Seefeld(uncredited) U Uli Steigberg(uncredited) P Peter Martin UrtelGerman Soldier (uncredited) R Rudolf VogelVolkssturmmann (uncredited) H Hans von MorhartPrisoner of War (uncredited) J Jaspar von OertzenPrisoner of War (uncredited) M Maria WimmerWoman in the Street (uncredited) H Harald WolffHartmann (uncredited)