Shining Through Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 476 this week

Shining Through (1992)

R 132 min  -  Drama | Romance | Thriller  -   31 January 1992 (USA)
6.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.0/10 from 4,911 users  
Reviews: 87 user | 17 critic

An American woman of Irish, Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.

Director:

David Seltzer

Writers:

Susan Isaacs (novel), David Seltzer (screenplay)
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 3,277 titles by angelwizzard666 created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,194 titles by Marcel Scharnewski created 28 Mar 2011
 
image of title
a list of 727 titles by samratnigam created 24 May 2011
 
image of title
a list of 101 titles by urdangaraynoelia created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,909 titles by Somyfahmy created 2 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
3 wins & 2 nominations See more awards »
Edit

Cast

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 Patrick Winczewski ...
Fishmonger
Anthony Walters Anthony Walters ...
Dietrich's Son
Victoria Shalet Victoria Shalet ...
Dietrich's Daughter
Sheila Allen Sheila Allen ...
Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
Stanley Beard Stanley Beard ...
Linda's Father
Sylvia Syms ...
Linda's Mother
Ronald Nitschke Ronald Nitschke ...
Horst Drescher
Hansi Jochmann ...
Hedda Drescher
Peter Flechtner Peter Flechtner ...
S.S. Officer at Fish Market
Edit

Storyline

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  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Germany | World War Two | Double Agent | Black Stockings | Law  | See more »

Taglines:

He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life.

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene of sensuality (certificate no. 31366) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Uma Luz na Escuridão See more »

Filming Locations:

Austria See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$21,733,781 (USA)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Dietrich "hires" Linda to be his nanny, Linda delivers a voice-over explaining the fortunate circumstances she had stumbled in to - including mentioning that Dietrich frequently entertained guests including Himmler and von Stauffenberg. von Stauffenberg is the officer played by Tom Cruise in Valkyrie. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Margrete ushers Linda into her home, her mother is playing Chopin's "Andante Spianato" and "Grand Polonnaise" on the piano. She is a Nazi sympathizer, so she probably wouldn't play music by a Polish and French composer. See more »

Quotes

Marguerite Von Eberstein: Except for you, I have no use for Jews.
See more »

Connections

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Worst of '92" (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

" (I've Got A Gal in) Kalamazoo"
Written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon See more »