---
title: 'Daybreak (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Compton Bennett'
released: '1948-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 81
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/daybreak-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039304/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Daybreak (1948)

1948 · 81 min · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Daybreak is a 1948 British drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Eric Portman, Ann Todd and Maxwell Reed. It was written by Muriel and Sydney Box based on the 1946 play Grim Fairy Tale by Monckton Hoffe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Compton Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/compton-bennett)
- **Screenplay:** [Muriel Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-box), [Sydney Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-box), [Monckton Hoffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/monckton-hoffe)
- **Producer:** [Sydney Box](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-box)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Benjamin Frankel](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-frankel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reginald Wyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-wyer)
- **Editor:** [Helga Keller](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-keller), [Gordon Hales](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-hales)

## Cast

- [Maxwell Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-reed)
- [Eric Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-portman)
- [Ann Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-todd)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/daybreak-1948
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