Promise at Dawn (1970)

PG ★ 5.6/10 102 min Drama United States, France English

Director: Jules Dassin

Theatre Play: Samuel A. Taylor
Novel: Romain Gary
Writer: Jules Dassin

Streaming: Not available

An unforgettable Mercouri experience

Description

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.

Top Cast

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