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Overview
Release Date:
31 January 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life.Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
An overlooked classic! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Douglas | ... | Ed Leland | |
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Linda Voss | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Franze-Otto Dietrich | |
| Joely Richardson | ... | Margrete Von Eberstein | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Sunflower | |
| Francis Guinan | ... | Andrew Berringer | |
| Patrick Winczewski | ... | Fishmonger | |
| Anthony Walters | ... | Dietrich's Son | |
| Victoria Shalet | ... | Dietrich's Daughter | |
| Sheila Allen | ... | Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother | |
| Stanley Beard | ... | Linda's Father | |
| Sylvia Syms | ... | Linda's Mother | |
| Ronald Nitschke | ... | Horst Drescher | |
| Hansi Jochmann | ... | Hedda Drescher | |
| Peter Flechtner | ... | S.S. Officer at Fish Market |
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
132 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Rankcolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate no. 31366) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15MOVIEmeter: 
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Many of the Nazi SS men in the movie were US soldiers from the Berlin Brigade. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: From the very beginning of the war, Leland wears a Combat Infantryman Badge on his uniform, which was not established by the War Department until 27 October 1943. moreSoundtrack:
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This will be a very short review. As i write this, "Shining Through" only has 5.8 stars, and I am just flabberghasted. This is a very sad statement on the typical movie-goer, I guess.
I just watched this movie for the third or fourth time. It's clearly Melanie Griffiths finest performance, and just a perfect movie overall. It delivers the goods on many levels, is never boring, and always believable.
So, just to bump it up a hair, I give it TEN stars. (Realistically I'd give it an 8.5, but the rating badly needs to go up!)