Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn is a 1970 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Melina Mercouri, Dassin's wife. It is based on the 1960 novel Promise at Dawn by Romain Gary and the subsequent play by Samuel A. Taylor.
Plot
The film follows author Romain Gary as he recalls his growing up with his Lithuanian-born mother. The two leave Vilnius, Lithuania for France, where they settle in Paris. As twenty years pass, they encounter social change, age, different convictions, poverty and the slow approach of World War II.
Cast
- Assi Dayan
- Charles Millot
- Christian de Tilière
- Dennis Berry
- Despo Diamantidou
- Didier Haudepin
- Fernand Gravey
- Jacqueline Duc
- Jacqueline Porel
- Jacques Santi
- Jean Martin
- Jean Rupert
- Jules Dassin
- Julie Dassin
- Katia Tchenko
- Marcel Charvey
- Marguerite Muni
- Maria Machado
- Melina Mercouri
- Philippe Castelli
- René Clermont
- Robert Lombard
- Roland Dubillard
- Romain Bouteille
- Rufus
- Van Doude
More details
| author | Jules Dassin Samuel A. Taylor |
|---|---|
| director | Jules Dassin |
| editor | Robert Lawrence |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | grow up social change world war ii |
| musicBy | Georges Delerue |
| producer | Jules Dassin |
| productionCompany | Nathalie Productions |
| publisher | AVCO Embassy Pictures |