Return at Dawn (1938)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 18, 1938Release Date
Plot.
Married to Karl Ammer, the station master of Thaya, a Hungarian quiet village, Anita is a pretty young peasant who feels deeply bored. She dreams of another life while watching the daily express trains to Budapest. An incident will force her to leave her province: she has to go to Budapest to attend the funeral of an aunt and receive a share of the inheritance. After completing the formalities, Anita misses the train to go back home and then she finds herself alone in the capital. - Written by jsanchez from IMDB.com
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Cast & Crew.
Danielle Darrieux
Anita Ammer
Pierre Dux
Karl Ammer
Jacques Dumesnil
Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'
Raymond Cordy
Pali
Pierre Mingand
Osten
Samson Fainsilber
L'inspecteur Veber
Henri Decoin
Director
Marcel Delaître
Le commissaire
Vicki Baum
Writer
Thérèse Dorny
The fashion house director
Pierre Wolff
Writer
Joseph Bercholz
Producer
Paul Misraki
Composer
Léonce Corne
A friend of Osten
André Numès
The notary
Léonce-Henri Burel
Cinematographer
Jacques Henley
A friend of Osten
Robert Ozanne
A traveler
Antoine Archimbaud
Sound
Marguerite Beaugé
Editor
Serge Piménoff
Production Design
Georges Régnier
Camera Operator
Henri Tiquet
Camera Operator
Nicolas Wilcke
Special Effects
Pierre Geoffroy
Production Manager
Alexandre Laurier
Assistant Director
Marcelle Barry
Yvonne Yma
Louis Florencie
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 1938
Original NameRetour à l'aube
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Filming LocationsZichyújfalu railway station · Budapest, Hungary
Genres
Wiki.
Return at Dawn (French: Retour à l'aube) is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is by Paul Misraki. The sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was filmed in Zichyújfalu and Budapest, Hungary.