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<i>Shot at Dawn</i> (film)

Shot at Dawn (film)

1950 film

Shot at Dawn (French: Fusillé à l'aube) is a 1950 French spy drama film directed by André Haguet and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Frank Villard and Nathalie Nattier.[1] It was based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra.[2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Brizzio and Marcel Magniez.

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Synopsis

During the First World War, after hearing of her husband's execution at the hands of his superior the Austrian colonel von Pennwitz, Florence enlists in the French secret service to gain revenge. However her attempt to hunt down those responsible for her husband's betrayal leads her to discover that he is in fact still alive. His supposed death was a ruse de guerre. It is only with the Armistice that the couple are happily reunited.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.unifrance.org/film/5545/fusille-a-l-aube
  2. [2]
    Goble p.772
  3. [3]
    Rège p.601

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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