

The Day Will Dawn
1942 · 98 min · Drama, War
Thrilling drama of the new secret front!
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers.
- Director
- Harold French
- Writers
- Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan, Patrick Kirwan, Frank Owen
- Released
- June 8, 1942
- Language
- English
Cast

Hugh Williams
Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr
Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson
Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver
Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie
Capt. Alstad

Niall MacGinnis
Olaf
Elizabeth Mann
Gerda

Raymond Huntley

Patricia Medina
Ingrid

Roland Pertwee
Capt. Waverley
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