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Hold Back the Dawn
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6.7Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.
Released: 1941-09-26116 minDir: Mitchell LeisenDrama, Romance
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Georges Iscovescu
- Olivia de Havilland as Emmy Brown
- Paulette Goddard as Anita Shaughnessy
- Victor Francen as Van Den Luecken
- Walter Abel as Inspector Hammock
- Curt Bois as Bonbois
Themes
- jealousy
- mexico
- immigration
- border
- telephone
- gigolo
- tobacco
- teacher
- love
- american
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
2,868 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 1941
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 6 Oscars. 1 win & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mitchell Leisen
- Screenwriter
- Billy Wilder
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Producer
- Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Leo Tover
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 734680
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- publication date
- 1941-01-01
- film editor
- Doane Harrison
- title
- Hold Back the Dawn
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- review score
- 100%
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