The General Died at Dawn
1936, English. Directed by Lewis Milestone.
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 17 November 1936
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles G. Booth, Clifford Odets
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The General Died at Dawn runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The General Died at Dawn is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The General Died at Dawn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1936. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The General Died at Dawn, try Across the Pacific, Woman of Straw, Ballistic.
Who directed The General Died at Dawn?
The General Died at Dawn (1936) was directed by Lewis Milestone and stars Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff.