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Tomorrow We Live (1942)

A French resistance tale based on the true-life story of agent Pearl Witherington.

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Film details

Featuring

John Clements Godfrey Tearle Hugh Sinclair
Director

George King
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1942
Genre

War
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

At Dawn We Die Alternative

Introduction

The American title, At Dawn We Die, is a more apt description of this tale of espionage and French resistance, based on a story by Dorothy Hope and scripted by Katherine Strueby.

Greta Gynt plays Marie Duchesne, a role loosely based on real-life Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent Pearl Witherington. Marie leads partisans while wooing the ruthless Nazi occupying commander.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Jean Baptiste
    
    John Clements
  - the mayor
    
    Godfrey Tearle
  - Major Von Kleist
    
    Hugh Sinclair
  - Marie Duchesne
    
    Greta Gynt
  - Madame Labouche
    
    Yvonne Arnaud
  - Germaine
    
    Judy Kelly
  - Seitz
    
    Karel Stepanek
  - commandant
    
    Wendhausen, F.R.
  - Mathieu
    
    Bransby Williams
  - Page
    
    Allan Jeayes
  - Frisette
    
    Gabrielle Brune
  - woman at window
    
    Margaret Yarde
  - Moreau
    
    Brefni O'Rorke
  - Jacquier
    
    David Keir
  - Lieut. Rabenau
    
    Victor Beaumont
  - station master
    
    Holles, Anthony
  - Dupont
    
    Gibb McLaughlin
  - Durand
    
    Cot D'ordan
  - Seargeant Major
    
    Olaf Olsen
  - Boileau
    
    D.J. Williams
  - sergeant
    
    Herbert Lom
  - Marcel (signalman)
    
    John Salew
  - Schultz
    
    Walter Hertner
  - soldier
    
    Walter Gotell
  - Rougemont
    
    Townsend Whitling
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    George King
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    British Aviation Pictures
  - Executive Producer
    
    John Stafford
  - Produced by
    
    S.W. Smith
  Writing:
  - Screen Play by
    
    Anatole de Grunwald
  - Script by
    
    Katherine Strueby
  Photography:
  - Photography by
    
    Otto Heller
  - Camera
    
    Drisse, Guy
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects
    
    Henry Harris
  - Special Effects
    
    Blackwell, George E.
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Terence Fisher
  - Editor
    
    Winifred Cooper
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Norman Arnold
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Nicholas Brodszky
  - Musical Director
    
    Muir Mathieson
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Ernest A. Royls
  - Sound
    
    Thornton, Cecil
  Consultant:
  - Technical Advisor (French)
    
    M.J. de Cadenet
  - Producers acknowledge co-operation of
    
    De Gaulle, General
  - Producers acknowledge co-operation of
    
    The French National Committee

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