Promise at Dawn 53 years old

Promise at Dawn

Nina is a former silent-film star from Russia who abandons her career to care for her son. She is a single mother -- the boy's father is a famous actor who wants nothing to do with either Nina or her child. She joins an acting troupe where she impersonates a famous French fashion designer, but she leaves the group in Krakow, Poland, when her true identity is discovered. She travels to France, taking several odd jobs in Nice to support her son. When the boy grows to young adulthood, he is recruited to fight during World War II for the French and later the British. He is decorated for valor and returns to locate his estranged mother after two years have passed. Upon arriving home, he finds that his mother had died several years earlier but that she meticulously wrote over 250 letters to give her son moral support and encouragement in the years to come.

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Promise at Dawn Cast

Name Character
Fernand Gravey He was 65, 64 years old when he died as Jean-Michel Serusier
Melina Mercouri She was 50, 73 years old when she died as Nina Kacewa
Jules Dassin He was 59, 96 years old when he died as dire
Assi Dayan He was 25, 68 years old when he died as Romain Kacew age 25
Despo Diamantidou She was 54, 87 years old when she died as Aniela (as Despo)
Jean Martin He was 48, 86 years old when he died as Igor Igorevitch
Despo Diamantidou She was 54, 87 years old when she died as Aniela
Didier Haudepin He was 19, now 72 years old as Romain Kacew age 15

Promise at Dawn Crew

Name Department
Theoni V. Aldredge as Costume Design. She was 48 (88) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Robert Lawrence as Editor. He was 57 (90) years old when He died Editing
Jean Badal as Director of Photography. He was 43 (88) years old when He died Camera
Romain Gary as Novel. He was 56 (66) years old when He died Writing
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Promise at Dawn (53 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 25, 1970
  • Runtime: 102 minutes