Hold Back the Dawn

Name: Hold Back the Dawn
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1941-09-26
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel

NR 1941 1 h 56 min

Drama Romance

67%

Audience score51 votes on TMDB

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“Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!”

Romanian-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.

Director: Mitchell Leisen
Screenplay: Billy Wilder
Screenplay: Charles Brackett
Status: Released
Release date: 26/09/1941
Original language: English