Promise at Dawn
An unforgettable Mercouri experience
1970 | 102m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jules Dassin |
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| Writer: | Jules Dassin, Romain Gary |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 25, 1970 |
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| Director: | Jules Dassin |
| Writer: | Jules Dassin, Romain Gary |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book |
| Production Companies | Nathalie Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Melina Mercouri | Nina Kacewa |
| Assi Dayan | Romain Kacew age 25 |
| Didier Haudepin | Romain Kacew age 15 |
| François Raffoul | Romain Kacew age 9 |
| Despo Diamantidou | Aniela |
| Jean Martin | Igor Igorevitch |
| Fernand Gravey | Jean-Michel Serusier |
| Jacqueline Porel | Madame Mailer |
| Elspeth March | Fat Woman |
| Maria Machado | Nathalie Lissenko |
| Julie Dassin | Romain's Friend |
| René Clermont | Mr. Piekielny |
| Carol Cole | Louison, nurse |
| Marina Nestora | Mariette |
| Audrey Berindey | Valentine Mailer |
| Jacqueline Duc | Madame de Rare |
| Muni | Angélique |
| Thérèse Thoreux | Silent Film Heroine |
| Jules Dassin | Ivan Mosjukine |
| Dennis Berry | Belle Gueule |
| Romain Bouteille | Film Director (uncredited) |
| Philippe Castelli | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Marcel Charvey | Officer (uncredited) |
| Christian de Tillière | Russian Dance Teacher (uncredited) |
| Van Doude | Officer (uncredited) |
| Roland Dubillard | Teacher (uncredited) |
| Christian Duvaleix | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Robert Lombard | Negresco Doorman (uncredited) |
| Charles Millot | Film Director (uncredited) |
| Rufus | Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited) |
| Jean Rupert | Buyer (uncredited) |
| Jacques Santi | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Katia Tchenko | Actress (uncredited) |
| Olga Valéry | (uncredited) |
| Dominique Zardi | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Samuel A. Taylor | Theatre Play |
| Jean Badal | Director of Photography |
| Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Jules Dassin | Writer, Director |
| Romain Gary | Novel |
| Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Otello Fava | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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