Monday Morning Maybe

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1948 | 82 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
If you count yourself among anyone interested in what war does to people and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version, this one's for you. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 22 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Lewis Allen

  • Ray MillandRobert Lawson
  • Florence MarlyThemis DeLisle
  • Broderick CrawfordCaptain Kinsella
  • John HoytOtto Steigmann
  • John RidgelyLance Nissen
  • Norbert SchillerSlava Rodal
  • Patricia MillerMaria Romanek
  • Charles EvansGen. Kirkwood
  • Ludwig DonathJakob Meyersohn
  • Celia LovskyEmma Steigmann