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Promise at Dawn (French: La Promesse de l'aube) is a 1970 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Melina Mercouri, Dassin's wife. It is based on the 1960 novel Promise at Dawn (French: La Promesse de l'aube) by Romain Gary and the subsequent play by Samuel A. Taylor.
Nov 25, 1970 · Promise at Dawn: Directed by Jules Dassin. With Melina Mercouri, Assi Dayan, Didier Haudepin, François Raffoul. A Soviet silent-film actress (Melina Mercouri) raises her illegitimate son, who becomes the writer Romain Gary (Assaf Dayan).
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- Biography, Drama
- Jules Dassin
- 1970-11-25
Aug 11, 2019 · The film follows author Romain Gary as he recalls his growing up with his Russian-born mother. The two leave Russia for France, where they settle in Paris. As twenty years pass, they encounter social change, age, different convictions, poverty and the slow approach of World War II.
Promise at Dawn (1970) Jules Dassin, Melina Mercouri, Assi Dayan, Didier Haudepin, Drama. Nina (Melina Mercouri) 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.
Sep 9, 2023 · Promise at Dawn starts from a clever commercial premise: to use Romain Gary’s autobiographical memoir for an anti-Freudian movie — a hero celebrating the memory of his wild, wonderful Jewish mother.
Film Details. Based on the play First Love by Samuel Taylor (New York opening: 25 Dec 1961) and the novel La promesse de l'aube by Romain Gary (Paris, 1960).
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Promise at Dawn is a 1970 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Melina Mercouri, Dassin's wife. It is based on the 1960 novel Promise at Dawn by Romain Gary and the subsequent play by Samuel A. Taylor.
