Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 116 min · Drama, Romance
48.3 TOPICAL score · #2,041 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.
Hold Back the Dawn (1941, directed by Mitchell Leisen) has a TOPICAL score of 48.3 - ranked 2,041 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 6 nominations. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (51 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (51 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 6 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read3,182 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charles Boyer (actor #620), Olivia de Havilland (actor #148), Paulette Goddard (actor #552), Victor Francen