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Hold Back the Dawn

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.2K
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Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, and Paulette Goddard in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
DramaRomance

Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.

  • Director
    • Mitchell Leisen
  • Writers
    • Charles Brackett
    • Billy Wilder
    • Ketti Frings
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Paulette Goddard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Billy Wilder
      • Ketti Frings
    • Stars
      • Charles Boyer
      • Olivia de Havilland
      • Paulette Goddard
    • 41User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Georges Iscovescu
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Emmy Brown
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Anita Dixon
    Victor Francen
    Victor Francen
    • Van Den Luecken
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • Inspector Hammock
    Curt Bois
    Curt Bois
    • Bonbois
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Berta Kurz
    Eric Feldary
    Eric Feldary
    • Josef Kurz
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Flores
    Eva Puig
    • Lupita
    Micheline Cheirel
    Micheline Cheirel
    • Christine
    Madeleine Lebeau
    Madeleine Lebeau
    • Anni
    Billy Lee
    Billy Lee
    • Tony
    Mikhail Rasumny
    Mikhail Rasumny
    • Mechanic
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Mr. MacAdams
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Mr. Elvestad
    Mitchell Leisen
    Mitchell Leisen
    • Dwight Saxon
    Norman Ainsley
    • Waiter with Tray
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Billy Wilder
      • Ketti Frings
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews41

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The original script included an early scene where Charles Boyer talks to a cockroach in his room. Boyer dismissed the scene as idiotic and convinced director Mitchell Leisen to delete it; screenwriters Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett were so incensed at Leisen for giving in, they resolved to direct and produce their own movies from then on.
    • Goofs
      When Anita is sitting on Georges' lap at the typewriter, a moving shadow of the boom microphone can be seen in the mirror behind them.
    • Quotes
      • Anita Dixon: All those years with all the others, I've shut my eyes and thought of you.
    • Alternate versions
      Released prints for the Latin American markets included on-screen credits for technical advisers Padre Canseco, Ernesto A. Romero, and assistant director Francisco Alonso.
    • Connections
      Featured in Discovering Film: Olivia de Havilland (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      La Marseillaise
      (1792) (uncredited)
      Music by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
      Played by the band during the celebration near the end

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 26, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Latin
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Ensenada
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 56m(116 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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