Is Decision Before Dawn scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Decision Before Dawn sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Decision Before Dawn end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Decision Before Dawn easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Decision Before Dawn violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Decision Before Dawn

Name: Decision Before Dawn
Genre: War, Action, Thriller
Released: 1951
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegard Knef, Dominique Blanchar

A woman's kiss . . . A lighted cigarette - Each had Its meaning! An exciting and realistic story of war . . . of German Prisoners Sent Back Behind Their Own Lines as Agents of the Allies!

Directed by Anatole Litvak

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Bavaria Film

1951119 min6.8 / 10

A tense WWII espionage thriller about conflicted German prisoners turned spies, balancing moral ambiguity with the paranoia of infiltration behind enemy lines.

WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.

Clusters

Betrayal By Insiders Paranoia and Procedure Nazi Germany And Resistance Historical War Movies Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

War Action Thriller

Keywords

Spy World War Ii Prisoner Of War Waffen Ss

Questions people ask

Is Decision Before Dawn scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Decision Before Dawn sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Decision Before Dawn end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Decision Before Dawn easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Decision Before Dawn violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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