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Decision before dawn / 20th Century Fox ; screen play by Peter Viertel ; director of photography, Frank Planer ; produced by Anatole Litvak and Frank McCarthy ; directed by Anatole Litvak.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionFull frame.
Publication InfoBeverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Description1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
United States. Army--Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Germany --Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons --Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other author/creatorViertel, Peter screenwriter.
Other author/creatorPlaner, Franz E., 1894-1963 cinematographer.
Other author/creatorLitvak, Anatole, 1902-1974 producer, director.
Other author/creatorMcCarthy, Frank, 1912-1986 producer.
Other author/creatorBasehart, Richard, 1914-1984, actor.
Other author/creatorMerrill, Gary actor.
Other author/creatorWerner, Oskar, 1922-1984, actor.
Other author/creatorKnef, Hildegard, 1925-2002 actor.
Other author/creatorBlanchar, Dominique, actor.
Other author/creatorHasse, Otto Eduard, 1903-1978 actor.
Other author/creatorSeyferth, Wilfried, 1908-1954, actor.
Other author/creatorBlech, Hans Christian, 1925-1993 actor.
Other author/creatorThimig-Reinhardt, Helene, 1889-1974, actor.
Other author/creatorFreitag, Robert, 1916- actor.
Other author/creatorTyne, George, actor.
Other author/creatorWaxman, Franz, 1906-1967 composer.
Other author/creatorSpencer, Dorothy, 1909-2002 film editor.
Other author/creatorRaab, Leonid composer.
Other author/creatorHowe, George Locke Call it treason.
Other author/creatorTwentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Other author/creatorTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Abstract 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.
General noteBased on the novel "Call it treason" by George Howe.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1951.
General noteAlso issued as part of the Heroes of war collection, frontline combat.
General noteSpecial features: Fox Movietone news clips; Original theatrical trailer.
CreditsMusic, Franz Waxman ; art direction, Ludwig Reiber ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; orchestration, Leonid Raab ; sound, Alfred Bruzlin, Harry M. Leonard.
Cast Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegarde Neff, Dominique Blanchar, O.E. Hasse, Wilfried Seyferth, Hans Christian Blech, Helene Thimig, Robert Freytag, George Tyne.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Other titleHeroes of war collection, frontline combat.
UPC 024543238812
UPC 024543243397 set
Publisher number2233881 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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Joyner Compact DVDs D743.23 .D43575 2006 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold
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