Edge of Darkness
1943·Movie·
·1h 59min
Where to Watch
Not available to stream in (flatrate)
About
Resistance fighters battle the Nazis in occupied Norway
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.
DNA
- Genres
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersFamily BondsSurvivalBetrayalThe Cost Of AmbitionIsolationSacrifice
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersUncovering Hidden IdentitiesOccupationFamily Torn ApartResistance MovementMoral DilemmasCollaborationSibling RivalryGrowing Fear
- Pacing
- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Lewis Milestone, Leo F. Forbstein, Sidney Hickox
Produced by:
Henry Blanke, Jack L. Warner
Composed by:
Franz Waxman
Cast
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