Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen, in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois, Rosemary DeCamp, and an uncredited Veronica Lake.
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| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Written by | Charles Brackett Billy Wilder Richard Maibaum Manuel Reachi |
| Based on | Hold Back the Dawn 1940 novel by Ketti Frings |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | Charles Boyer Olivia de Havilland Paulette Goddard |
| Narrated by | Charles Boyer |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The movie was adapted by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder from the 1940 novel by Ketti Frings.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture.