Promise at Dawn (1970)
An unforgettable Mercouri experience
99 min
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.
- Release date
- November 25, 1970
- Country of origin
- United States, France
Cast
- Melina Mercouri as Nina Kacewa
- Assi Dayan as Romain Kacew age 25
- Didier Haudepin as Romain Kacew age 15
- François Raffoul as Romain Kacew age 9
- Despo Diamantidou as Aniela
- Jean Martin as Igor Igorevitch
- Fernand Gravey as Jean-Michel Serusier
- Jacqueline Porel as Madame Mailer
- Elspeth March as Fat Woman
- Maria Machado as Nathalie Lissenko
Crew
- Jules Dassin · Director
- Jules Dassin · Writer
- Romain Gary · Writer
- Samuel A. Taylor · Writer
- Jules Dassin · Producer
- Georges Delerue · Composer
- Jean Badal · Cinematographer
- Robert Lawrence · Editor
- Alexandre Trauner · Production designer