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55% Critic Match
Promise at Dawn
“An unforgettable Mercouri experience”
5.5 / 10• 1970• 1h 42m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Melina Mercouri
Nina Kacewa
Lead
Assi Dayan
Romain Kacew age 25
Didier Haudepin
Romain Kacew age 15
FR
François Raffoul
Romain Kacew age 9
Despo Diamantidou
Aniela
Jean Martin
Igor Igorevitch
Fernand Gravey
Jean-Michel Serusier
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Mailer
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jules Dassin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Promise at Dawn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
