Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 American romantic drama movie directed by Mitchell Leisen and was based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Ketti Frings. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois, Eva Puig and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for 6 Academy Awards in 1942.