Daybreak (1948)

Approved 13 May 1949 • Drama • 1h 15m

A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames. Tragedy strikes when the hangman's assistant tries to seduce his boss's wife - after a fight, the hangman is presumed drowned. The woman commits suicide, but the hangman has in fact survived, and manages to save his assistant from the gallows.

Compton Bennett
Director

Monckton Hoffe, Muriel Box, Sydney Box
Writer

Eric Portman, Ann Todd, Maxwell Reed
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United Kingdom
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6.7

IMDb (290 votes)