The Day Will Dawn – 1942 | 100mins | War | B&W

Plot Synopsis

The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn is a World War Two adventure starring Hugh Williams as Metcalfe, the masterminds of a daring sabotage plot. After being forced out of Norway by the German invasion, Metcalfe is parachuted by the Allies into Norway to lead a raid on a heavily camouflaged German U-boat installation. Aided by patriotic Norwegian seaman Alstad (Finlay Currie), Metcalfe completes his task. He is distracted when he falls in love with a local girl Kari (Deborah Kerr), who unintentionally leads him into danger.

Production Team

Harold French: Director
William C Andrews: Art Direction
Paul Soskin: Associate Producer
Cyril J Knowles: Cinematography
Michael C Chorlton: Editing
Richard Addinsell: Music
Muir Mathieson: Music Direction
Frank Owen: Script
Terence Rattigan: Script
Patrick Kirwan: Script
Anatole de Grunwald: Script
AW Watkins: Sound

Cast

Hugh Williams: Colin Metcalfe
Griffiths Jones: Inspector Gunter
Deborah Kerr: Kari Alstead
Ralph Richardson: Frank Lockwood
Francis L Sullivan: Kommondant Wettau
Roland Culver: Naval Attache
Finlay Currie: Captain Alstead
Niall MacGinnis: Olaf
Elizabeth Mann: Gerda
Bernard Miles: McAllister