Decision Before Dawn DVD

A woman's kiss . . . A lighted cigarette - Each had Its meaning! An exciting and realistic story of war . . . of German Prisoners Sent Back Behind Their Own Lines as Agents of the Allies!

Adapted from George Howe's wartime novel Call It Treason, Oscar nominee Anatole Litvak's captivating espionage thriller explores the tightrope of loyalty faced by various soldiers and POWs during WWII. As the Third Reich weakens, the Allies decide to strike with a radical new plan - utilise and train German POWs to act as spiesin an attempt to infiltrate enemy lines. American Colonel Devlin (Gary Merrill,Twelve O'Clock High) and Lieutenant Rennick (Richard Basehart, Moby Dick) head this dangerous operation, enlisting idealist German medic Karl 'Happy' Maurer (Oskar Werner, Farenheit 451) to spy on his fellow countrymen and risk everything in the name of freedom.