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Daybreak

Portrays the sunrise over the desert of the southwestern United States, focusing on the sharp contrast between dark and light and shadow and illumination as seen against the stark desert formations.

The story begins with a hangman breaking down when faced with carrying out the execution of a condemned man. The majority of the plot is then played out in the form of an extended flashback – although many scenes take place in which the supposed narrator is not actually present. Eddie (Portman) owns a London barber's shop and leads an apparently humdrum life. Under an assumed name he has a second identity, known to no-one but his assistant Ron (Bill Owen)

Credits

Cast
Eric Portman, Ann Todd, Maxwell Reed

Copyright

12Jul48 LF289, renewed 22Dec75 R621639 Renewal claimant: Rank Film Distributors, Ltd Original author: Triton Films, Ltd Registered 12Jul48 · LF289 (Jul-Dec 1975) Copyright holder: General Film Distributors, Ltd

Complete catalog record
Portrays the sunrise over the desert of the southwestern United States, focusing on the sharp contrast between dark and light and shadow and illumination as seen against the stark desert formations.

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Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — year, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
  4. 16mm Filmography editors — creator

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