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.
Directed by Jules Dassin
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TeaserPromise At Dawn (1970) Radio Spot
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Cast
Melina Mercouri
Nina Kacewa
Assi Dayan
Romain Kacew age 25
Didier Haudepin
Romain Kacew age 15
François Raffoul
Romain Kacew age 9
Despo Diamantidou
Aniela
Jean Martin
Igor Igorevitch
Fernand Gravey
Jean-Michel Serusier
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Mailer
Elspeth March
Fat Woman
Maria Machado
Nathalie Lissenko
Julie Dassin
Romain's Friend
René Clermont
Mr. Piekielny
Carol Cole
Louison, nurse
Marina Nestora
Mariette
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