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Decision Before Dawn poster

Decision Before Dawn Cast & Characters

Decision Before Dawn (1951) stars Richard Basehart as Lt. Dick Rennick, Gary Merrill as Col. Devlin and Oskar Werner as Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy. The action movie was released December 21, 1951. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1951 · 1h 59m 68 Audience
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Starring Cast
R
Richard Basehart
Lt. Dick Rennick
G
Gary Merrill
Col. Devlin
O
Oskar Werner
Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy
H
Hildegard Knef
Hilde
D
Dominique Blanchar
Monique
O
O.E. Hasse
Col. Oberst von Ecker
Key crew
Director
Anatole Litvak
Screenplay
Peter Viertel
Based on
George Howe
Producers
Anatole Litvak , Frank McCarthy
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Editor
Dorothy Spencer

Full cast

48 cast members

Crew by department

13 crew members

Writing

George Howe
Novel
Peter Viertel
Screenplay