Drama / Romantisch
USA,
1941, 115 min
Regie:
Mitchell LeisenCamera:
Leo ToverMuziek:
Victor YoungActeurs:
Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois, Eric Feldary, Nestor Paiva, Micheline Cheirel (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Hold Back the Dawn begins with a shabby immigrant (Charles Boyer) wandering onto a Paramount sound stage and telling his life story to director Mitchell Leisen (who actually directed this film). In flashback, we see that Boyer was once a conscienceless gigolo, desperate to flee Nazi-occupied Europe. He makes it to Mexico, where he pretends to fall in love with shy schoolteacher Olivia de Havilland. It is his plan to marry her, thus be able to enter the United States; then he intends to dump her and pursue the woman he really loves. Boyer's regeneration, and the price he pays for his previous callousness, brings Hold Back the Dawn to its tearful conclusion. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Prijzen
- winnaar
- nominatie
Academy Awards
- 1942 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1942 - Olivia de Havilland (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1942 - Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1942 - Leo Tover (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1942 - Victor Young (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1942 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1941 - Olivia de Havilland (Best Actress)