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Shining Through (1992) 6.1
An American woman of Irish, Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany. Director:David Seltzer |
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Ed Leland
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Linda Voss
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Franze-Otto Dietrich
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Margrete Von Eberstein
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Sheila Allen | ... |
Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
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Stanley Beard | ... |
Linda's Father
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Linda's Mother
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Ronald Nitschke | ... |
Horst Drescher
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Hedda Drescher
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S.S. Officer at Fish Market
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1940, Linda Voss is a woman of Irish, Jewish-German parentage who loves the movies, especially films about war and spies. She gets a job at a New York law firm, after it's revealed she can speak German, fluently. As secretary and translator to Ed Leland, she begins to suspect that her boss is involved in espionage work. The two become lovers, and when America officially joins the Allies in fighting Hitler, Linda volunteers to go undercover behind enemy lines. Written by L. Hamre
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He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 January 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Uma Luz na Escuridão See more »Box Office
Gross:
$21,733,781 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Sandollar Productions, Peter V. Miller Investment Corp. See more »
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Linda Voss: I don't know.
Ed Leland: That was a silly thing to do, don't you think?
Linda Voss: I'm a silly girl. Ed. I think you're living proof of that.
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Written by Mack Kay
Performed by Dick Robertson
Courtesy of MCA Records
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A $500,000 building was erected in Berlin, to be blown up during an action scene. No cameras were rolling when it blew up. See more »Goofs
Right after Pearl Harbor, Linda's narration says that Ed Leland's real identity as a member of the O.S.S. was revealed when he appeared in uniform. The O.S.S. did not exist before Pearl Harbor and was not officially founded by Donovan and Roosevelt until June of 1942. Ed Leland would have worked for any number of government agencies coordinating intelligence info prior to the war, not Donovan. And Donovan himself didn't enter the intelligence game until Roosevelt made him Coordinator of Information in July 1941. See more »Quotes
Ed Leland: [she lights a cigarette] When did start smoking?Linda Voss: I don't know.
Ed Leland: That was a silly thing to do, don't you think?
Linda Voss: I'm a silly girl. Ed. I think you're living proof of that.
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"Goodbye Dear, I'll Be Back In A Year"Written by Mack Kay
Performed by Dick Robertson
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I saw this movie on BRAVO and absolutely loved it. So what if it is unrealistic? It is a movie, after all. If you want reality, rent a documentary or watch the History Channel. It reminds me of an old black and white film from the 40's like "Notorious", "Saboteur", or something of that nature.(Probably one of the reasons I liked it so much.)The suspense was wonderful, as was the romance between Linda and Ed. My eyes were glued to the television from beginning to end, and it left me in a happy state of shock. Even reading the book--which was quite different--didn't change my mind about loving the movie. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a two hour escape from the real world... especially someone looking for a good romance. I still get palpitations thinking about the closing scene. Sigh.