Hold Back the Dawn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Hold Back the Dawn | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover |
|
| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Written by | Charles Brackett Billy Wilder |
| Starring | Charles Boyer Olivia de Havilland Paulette Goddard |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 26 September 1941 |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois and Rosemary DeCamp.
The movie was adapted by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder from the book by Ketti Frings. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay.
[edit] External links
 |
This 1940s drama film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
