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Decision Before Dawn   1951         N/R, 119 min. Genre: Drama Director: Anatole Litvak   Cast: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegarde Neff, Dominique Blanchar, O.E. Hasse, Wilfried Seyferth, Hans Christian Blech, Helen Thimig, Robert Freitag, George Tyne   During the last days of World War II, U.S. Army Col. Devlin (Gary Merrill) orders Lt. Rennick (Richard Basehart) to take German P.O.W. Karl "Happy" Maurer (Oskar Werner) behind enemy lines to spy on the movement of a German armored unit. Physical as well as psychological dangers ensue. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Cast Richard Basehart Lt. Rennick Gary Merrill Col. Devlin Oskar Werner Cpl. Karl "Happy" Maurer Hildegarde Neff Hilde Dominique Blanchar Monique O.E. Hasse Col. Von Ecker Wilfried Seyferth Scholtz Hans Christian Blech Tiger Helen Thimig Fraulein Schneider Robert Freitag Paul George Tyne Sgt. Griffin