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Hold Back The Dawn

1941, Movie, NR, 115 mins

Hold Back The Dawn: Review

This touching and memorable romance, based on a script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett opens with a typically brilliant Wilder twist: Mitchell Leisen, shown on the set of his previous film, I Wanted Wings, is approached by Charles Boyer, a Romanian gigolo who's looking to sell his story to the famous director for $500. The story Boyer tells him is that of Hold Back the Dawn, which then unfolds in flashback. Read the complete review for Hold Back The Dawn