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Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois and Rosemary DeCamp. The movie was adapted by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder from the book by Ketti Frings. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture.
Original Release
09/26/1941
US Release
09/26/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Boyer | Georges Iscovescu |
Olivia de Havilland | Emmy Brown |
Paulette Goddard | Anita Dixon / Anita Shaughnessy |
Victor Francen | Van Den Luecken |
Walter Abel | Inspector Hammock |
Curt Bois | Bonbois |
Rosemary DeCamp | Berta Kurz |
Eric Feldary | Josef Kurz |
Nestor Paiva | Flores |
Eva Puig | Lupita |
Directors
Writers
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Ketti Frings, Richard Maibaum, Manuel Reachi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Boyer | Georges Iscovescu |
Olivia de Havilland | Emmy Brown |
Paulette Goddard | Anita Dixon / Anita Shaughnessy |
Victor Francen | Van Den Luecken |
Walter Abel | Inspector Hammock |
Curt Bois | Bonbois |
Rosemary DeCamp | Berta Kurz |
Eric Feldary | Josef Kurz |
Nestor Paiva | Flores |
Eva Puig | Lupita |
Micheline Cheirel | Christine |
Madeleine Lebeau | Anni |
Billy Lee | Tony |
Mikhail Rasumny | Mechanic |
Charles Arnt | Mr. MacAdams |
Arthur Loft | Mr. Elvestad |
Mitchell Leisen | Dwight Saxon / Mr. Saxon |
Norman Ainsley | Waiter with Tray |
George Anderson | Emmy's Doctor |
Gertrude Astor | Young Woman in Bar |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1942 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1942 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1942 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
1942 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1942 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1942 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture | Nominated |