CinemaCloud
WarDrama

Commandos Strike at Dawn

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

User Score23 votes
54%5.4/10
Release1942
Runtime1H 38M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (29)

Media5

Backdrops

Commandos Strike at Dawn backdrop 1

Posters

Commandos Strike at Dawn poster 1
Commandos Strike at Dawn poster 2
Commandos Strike at Dawn poster 3
Commandos Strike at Dawn poster 4

Director

John Farrow

John Farrow

Director →

Keywords

world war iisingle fatherfather daughter relationshipfishing villagenazi occupied norway

Where to Watch

Rent

Amazon VideoAmazon Video
Apple TV StoreApple TV Store
Google Play MoviesGoogle Play Movies
YouTubeYouTube
Fandango At HomeFandango At Home

Buy

Amazon VideoAmazon Video
Apple TV StoreApple TV Store
Google Play MoviesGoogle Play Movies
YouTubeYouTube
Fandango At HomeFandango At Home

External Links

Reviews1

CinemaSerf6/10

There were a few of these wartime dramas designed to bring attention to the atrocities being carried out by the Nazis on the erstwhile peaceful people of Norway. This one finds "Eric" (Paul Muni) flee to Britain where he trains and returns to his homeland determined to wreak revenge on his occupiers and their Quisling allies and to help the British to successfully bomb an airbase being built at altitude that could be used to attack allied territory and shipping. It's all a bit meandering, however. Muni isn't really a very convincing Norwegian nor is Alexander Knox particularly menacing as a captain in the Wehrmacht nor Rod Cameron as the Pastor. Indeed, aside from Sir Cedric Hardwicke as the archetypal British admiral, none of the casting works especially well here - and coupled with some very wordy dialogue, that manages to drag this down a little into melodrama territory. It ends rousingly enough, though, and given it's purpose was largely propagandist - it does what is says on the tin. Watchable, but forgettable fayre.

Apr 1, 2023

Similar Movies

Recommended

Countries:United States of America
Production:Columbia Pictures