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Commandos Strike at Dawn Directed by John Farrow Written by C.S. Forester (story)
Irwin ShawNarrated by Lester Cowan Starring Paul Muni
Anna Lee
Lillian Gish
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Robert CooteMusic by Louis Gruenberg
John Leipold (uncredited)Cinematography William C. Mellor Editing by Anne Bauchens Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date(s) December 30, 1942 Running time 98 minutes Country United States Language English Commandos Strike at Dawn is a 1942 war film directed by John Farrow and written by Irwin Shaw from a story by C.S. Forester, starring Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and Robert Coote.
Plot
Erik Toresen (Paul Muni), a widower and peaceful man, is stirred to violence after the Nazis occupy his quiet Norwegian fishing village. German abuses lead Erik to form a Resistance group. He manages to get to England, and guides some British Commandos to a raid on a secret airstrip the Germans are building on the Norwegian coast.
The film was shot in the Greater Victoria, Canada, area. Saanich Inlet stands in for Norwegian Fjords. The airstrip is what would become the Victoria International Airport. Hall's Boat House (now Goldstream Marina) is where the wharf scenes are shot.
See also
External links
- Commandos Strike at Dawn at the Internet Movie Database
- Commandos Strike at Dawn at the TCM Movie Database
- Commandos Strike at Dawn at AllRovi
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- English-language films
- World War II films
- 1942 films
- Films directed by John Farrow
- World War II films made in wartime
- Norwegian resistance movement
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