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  • 2019
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2019
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h 11 m

Summary From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this epic drama tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

Directed By: Eric Barbier

Written By: Marie Eynard, Romain Gary, Eric Barbier

  • 2019
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2019
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h 11 m

Promise at Dawn

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Summary From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this epic drama tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

Directed By: Eric Barbier

Written By: Marie Eynard, Romain Gary, Eric Barbier

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Sep 6, 2019
With a running time clocking in just over two hours, Promise at Dawn often plays like a truncated miniseries, with scenes moving along too quickly for their emotional peaks and valleys to reach their fullest expression.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
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Sep 5, 2019
The movie looks and sounds great, but greatness and depth elude it.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Jerico, Pathé, Nexus Factory, Umedia, TF1 Films Production, Lorette Cinéma, Canal+, Orange Cinéma Séries, TF1, uFund, Bruxelles Capitale, Indéfilms 5, Palatine Étoile 14, Cinémage 11, Sofica Manon 7, A Plus Image 7, SofiTVciné 4, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Release Date Sep 6, 2019
Duration 2 h 11 m
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Website http://www.fruehesversprechen.de/
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 4 Nominations
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Nomination

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