Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn (1970)

An unforgettable Mercouri experience

A single mother raises her son in impossible circumstances first in Leningrad, then Krakow, and then France, and is over-ambitious about him but never gives in.

Date of release
1970-11-25
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jules Dassin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: 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.

Production

The film was shot in Nice, Paris and the USSR. Dassin broke both his legs after falling over in October 1969 after three days of filming in Nice.

Avco Embassy president Joseph E. Levine filmed a cameo for the film.

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