| Commandos Strike at Dawn | |
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Written by | C.S. Forester (story) Irwin Shaw |
| Narrated by | Lester Cowan |
| Starring | Paul Muni Anna Lee Lillian Gish Sir Cedric Hardwicke Robert Coote |
| Music by | Louis Gruenberg John Leipold (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Editing by | Anne Bauchens |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 30, 1942 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Commandos Strike at Dawn is a 1942 war film directed by John Farrow and written by Irwin Shaw from a story by C.S. Forester, starring Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and Robert Coote.
Erik Toresen (Paul Muni), a widower and peaceful man, is stirred to violence after the Nazis occupy his quiet Norwegian fishing village. German abuses lead Erik to form a Resistance group. He manages to get to England, and guides some British Commandos to a raid on a secret airstrip the Germans are building on the Norwegian coast.
The film was shot in the Greater Victoria, Canada, area. Saanich Inlet stands in for Norwegian Fjords. The airstrip is what would become the Victoria International Airport. Hall's Boat House (now Goldstream Marina) is where the wharf scenes are shot.
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