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Underground

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Jeffrey Lynn in Underground (1941)
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A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, who are SS officers in the Nazi party. Ku... Read allA World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, who are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the imm... Read allA World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, who are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.

  • Director
    • Vincent Sherman
  • Writers
    • Charles Grayson
    • Edwin Justus Mayer
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett
  • Stars
    • Jeffrey Lynn
    • Philip Dorn
    • Kaaren Verne
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    568
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vincent Sherman
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Edwin Justus Mayer
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett
    • Stars
      • Jeffrey Lynn
      • Philip Dorn
      • Kaaren Verne
    • 22User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Martin Kosleck, Mona Maris, and Hans Schumm in Underground (1941)
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    Jeffrey Lynn
    Jeffrey Lynn
    • Kurt Franken
    Philip Dorn
    Philip Dorn
    • Eric Franken
    Kaaren Verne
    Kaaren Verne
    • Sylvia Helmuth
    Mona Maris
    Mona Maris
    • Fräulein Gessner
    Peter Whitney
    Peter Whitney
    • Alex
    Martin Kosleck
    Martin Kosleck
    • Heller
    Erwin Kalser
    • Dr. Franken
    Ilka Grüning
    Ilka Grüning
    • Frau Franken
    • (as Ilka Gruning)
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • PLrof. Baumer
    Egon Brecher
    • Herr Director
    Ludwig Stössel
    Ludwig Stössel
    • Herr Müller
    • (as Ludwig Stossel)
    Hans Schumm
    Hans Schumm
    • Heller's Aide
    Wolfgang Zilzer
    Wolfgang Zilzer
    • Hoffman
    Roland Varno
    Roland Varno
    • Ernst Demmler
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    • Rolf
    Lotte Palfi Andor
    Lotte Palfi Andor
    • Greta Rolf
    • (as Lotte Palfi)
    Lisa Golm
    Lisa Golm
    • Ella
    Louis V. Arco
    • Otto
    • (as Louis Arco)
    • Director
      • Vincent Sherman
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Edwin Justus Mayer
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Maltese Falcon sits behind Fräulein Gessner's desk at Gestapo HQ. It is from the original production, The Maltese Falcon (1931), not the classic remake The Maltese Falcon (1941).
    • Goofs
      When Kurt is having dinner with his family after returning from war; he is holding a spoon and pointing the bowl tip of it toward his family as he argues his viewpoint about war. But on the next immediate cut; the orientation of how he is holding the spoon has changed. On the next cut after that, he is no longer holding the spoon.
    • Quotes

      Kurt Franken: I'm not going to let you go on working with those traitors.

      Sylvia Helmuth: Take me back and I'll do anything you want me to do. You'll only take me back.

    • Connections
      Featured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 (Roses from the South)
      (uncredited)

      Music by Johann Strauss

      Played on the violin at Maxels Cafe

    User reviews22

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    8/10
    Not-so-well known little movie is very good
    Quite honestly, I never had heard of this film before. And, having just watched it, much to my regret. It was made before U. S. entry into World War II. Yet, Hollywood was quite aware of the evils being perpetrated by the Third Reich. Coincidentally, the case is dominated by actors born in Europe. The story is not that new. Two brothers are on different sides of the spectrum in Berlin: one is a leader of the resistance movement, the other is a wounded German who maintains strong loyalty to the Reich. The film centers on how their worlds and visions collide, with a backdrop of the Nazis' trying to find and silence the resistance's radio broadcasts. The acting is first-rate all around. I suspect this would have been a 'bigger' film if Warner Brothers had used the 'A' team. All in all, a very good little movie.
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    • ny1mwd26
    • Dec 27, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Підпілля
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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