Return at Dawn
1938, French. Directed by Henri Decoin.
Married to Karl Ammer, the station master of Thaya, a Hungarian quiet village, Anita is a pretty young peasant who feels deeply bored. She dreams of another life while watching the daily express trains to Budapest. An incident will force her to leave her province: she has to go to Budapest to attend the funeral of an aunt and receive a share of the inheritance. After completing the formalities, Anita misses the train to go back home and then she finds herself alone in the capital.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Henri DecoinDirector
- Danielle DarrieuxAnita Ammer
- Pierre DuxKarl Ammer
- Jacques DumesnilDick Farmer aka 'Keith'
- Pierre MingandOsten
- Raymond CordyPali
- Samson FainsilberL'inspecteur Veber
- Marcel DelaîtreLe commissaire
- Thérèse DornyThe fashion house director
- Louis FlorencieCast
- Léonce CorneA friend of Osten
- André NumèsThe notary
- Jacques HenleyA friend of Osten
Details
- Released
- 18 November 1938
- Original title
- Retour à l'aube
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Henri Decoin, Vicki Baum, Pierre Wolff
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Return at Dawn runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Return at Dawn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 November 1938. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return at Dawn?
Return at Dawn (1938) was directed by Henri Decoin and stars Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Dux, Jacques Dumesnil.