Commandos Strike at Dawn
"At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS!"
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

Paul Muni
Eric Toresen

Ann Carter
Solveig Toresen

Richard Derr
Gunnar Korstad

Elisabeth Fraser
Anna Korstad

Cedric Hardwicke
Admiral Bowen

Robert Coote
Robert Bowen

Anna Lee
Judith Bowen

Ray Collins
Johan Bergesen
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John Farrow
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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























