''Decision at Midnight'' is a 1963 American-British

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directed by Lewis Allen and starring

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and

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.Goble p.460 It is also known by the

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of ''Music at Midnight''.

Plot

Adaptation of the play 'Music at Midnight', of an Iron Curtain country revolutionary leader who is inspired to talk over things with the dictator after the revolt has failed and come to a mutual arrangement. (''

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synopsis.'')

Cast

as Nils *

as Margaret *

as Prime Minister *

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as Southstream *

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as Peter Hauser *

John Forrest Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 SeptemberSome sources give the date as 3 September 1918 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister i ...

as Stephen *

Oscar Beregi Jr. Oscar Beregi Jr. (May 12, 1918 – November 1, 1976) was a Hungarian-born film and television actor. He was the son of actor Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1876), Oscar Beregi Sr. and often was billed simply as Oscar Beregi. Beregi was most famous ...

as Chief Marshal * David Janti as Kurtz * Charles Cameron as Ambassador *

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as Lena *

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as Uncle * Hilary Wontner as Forbes * Donald Simpson as Head waiter * William Pawley Jr. as Reporter

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1963 films American drama films British drama films 1963 drama films Films directed by Lewis Allen 1960s English-language films 1960s American films 1960s British films {{1960s-drama-film-stub