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Edge of Darkness

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.5K
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Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
After two years under German rule, a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis.
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After two years under German rule, a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis.After two years under German rule, a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis.After two years under German rule, a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • Robert Rossen(screenplay)
    • William Woods(novel)
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Ann Sheridan
    • Walter Huston
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  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • Robert Rossen(screenplay)
    • William Woods(novel)
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Ann Sheridan
    • Walter Huston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Henry Brandon and Helmut Dantine in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Henry Brandon and Helmut Dantine in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    John Beal, Walter Huston, and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn, John Beal, Walter Huston, and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn, Walter Huston, and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Roman Bohnen, Glen Cavender, and Victor Cox in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Nancy Coleman and Helmut Dantine in Edge of Darkness (1943)
    Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Edge of Darkness (1943)

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    Errol Flynn
    Errol Flynn
    • Gunnar Broggeas Gunnar Brogge
    Ann Sheridan
    Ann Sheridan
    • Karen Stensgardas Karen Stensgard
    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Dr. Martin Stensgardas Dr. Martin Stensgard
    Nancy Coleman
    Nancy Coleman
    • Katjaas Katja
    Helmut Dantine
    Helmut Dantine
    • Capt. Koenigas Capt. Koenig
    Judith Anderson
    Judith Anderson
    • Gerd Bjarnesenas Gerd Bjarnesen
    Ruth Gordon
    Ruth Gordon
    • Anna Stensgardas Anna Stensgard
    John Beal
    John Beal
    • Johann Stensgardas Johann Stensgard
    Morris Carnovsky
    Morris Carnovsky
    • Sixtus Andresenas Sixtus Andresen
    Charles Dingle
    Charles Dingle
    • Kaspar Torgersenas Kaspar Torgersen
    Roman Bohnen
    Roman Bohnen
    • Lars Malkenas Lars Malken
    Richard Fraser
    Richard Fraser
    • Pastor Aalesenas Pastor Aalesen
    Art Smith
    Art Smith
    • Knut Osterholmas Knut Osterholm
    Louis V. Arco
    • German Lieutenantas German Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Petersenas Petersen
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    • Maj. Ruckas Maj. Ruck
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Bush
    • Townswomanas Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Glen Cavender
    Glen Cavender
    • Cannery Workeras Cannery Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone
    • Writers
      • Robert Rossen(screenplay)
      • William Woods(novel)
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    • Trivia
      According to the book "The Films of World War II" by Joe Morella, Edward Z. Epstein, and John Griggs, the production was beset by many problems. The book states: "Ann Sheridan parted from husband George Brent; Errol Flynn was indicted for rape; location shooting in a small California town was delayed several weeks because of fog, during which Ruth Gordon and Judith Anderson were besieged with telegrams from Katharine Cornell demanding their return to New York for her stage production of 'The Three Sisters'. Miss Gordon was restrained from leaving, but not before letting it be known that she hated Hollywood and the picture. Fortunately for Warners, the fog lifted, Flynn was acquitted, and the film was completed."
    • Goofs
      When the German soldiers prepare to burn Andresen's belongings, they pour petrol from British WW2 4-gallon tin-plated cans (flimsies). Pressed steel 'jerry cans' were manufactured in Germany in 1937 and stockpiled in anticipation of war. German forces would have had access to the superior 'Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister' in 1942. Film-makers in 1943 did not.
    • Quotes

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: What do you want?

      Sixtus Andresen: I... thought it only right, considering that you are... de facto commandant of the village, to acquaint you with a decision that I've made.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: I'm very busy.

      Sixtus Andresen: I know. I hope you'll forgive me. I know I'm being selfish. But, uhh... Why did you want my house?

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: For a block house! But what was it you wanted to see me about?

      Sixtus Andresen: I cannot let you have my house.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: You what?

      Sixtus Andresen: I must forbid you to enter my house.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: [laughs hysterically] Are you insane? I could have you shot!

      Sixtus Andresen: I know. But if you're interested, I'll tell you what brought me to my conclusion, which is, I can assure you, completely unshakeable. You see, I am well past seventy, and at my age it would be foolish for me to be like Socrates' enemies, and fear death more than I love truth.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: Go on!

      Sixtus Andresen: ...I have no guns, no airplanes, no force. I disdain.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: SILENCE!

      Sixtus Andresen: What you don't understand is that the individual man...

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: QUIET, YOU FOOL!

      Sixtus Andresen: - The individual man must stand against you like a rock.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: [shaking Andresen] Will you STOP!

      Sixtus Andresen: [calmly] No. If I were afraid, there might be hope for you, but I am not.

      [Koenig slaps Andresen across the face]

      Sixtus Andresen: There are certain things you cannot take away from me... What is mine, is mine. Do you think you can stop the working of my brain and my heart?

      [slap]

      Sixtus Andresen: We are not animals; we are men.

      [slap]

      Sixtus Andresen: That is the foundation of law - you cannot win.

      [slap]

      Sixtus Andresen: Where are your courts?

      [slap]

      Sixtus Andresen: Your judges?

      [slap]

      Sixtus Andresen: And your juries?

      [slap]

      Sixtus Andresen: Until you bring them forward, I must forbid you my house.

      Captain Hauptmann Koenig: HE 'FORBIDS'!

      [knocks the old man down the stairwell]

    • Connections
      Edited into The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Ein' Feste Burg)
      (uncredited)

      Traditional German hymn

      Lyrics by Martin Luther (1535)

      English translation by Frederick H. Hedge (1853)

      Played and sung offscreen by an unidentified chorus during the opening credits, in the church,

      and at the end

      Variations in the score throughout

    User reviews52

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Starkly moving chronicle about the events that happen on a Norwegian little town during Nazi occupation
    A story incomparable of a people unconquerable about the underground movement in Norway , 1942 , based on the novel by William Woods . After two years under German rule , a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis . A fisherman (Errol Flynn) along with his loyal fiancée (Ann Sheridan) leads the local (Walter Huston , Ruth Gordon , Judith Anderson and several others) underground movement against a Nazi nasty captain (Helmut Dantine). The second part is quite starkly moving developing account of deeds that befall about the villagers and when they go into action.

    A surprisingly very strong version about Norwegian resistance with career-best interpretations from Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan . With a spectacular opening reminiscent of 'Beau Gest' , the film gets action , pretty downbeat deeds , intense drama with moments of extraordinary power and breathtaking final battle . Although numerous problems happened throughout shooting , this movie contains impressive images and submitted performances . Director tries to expose war for what it is and not glorify it . Very well camera work by cameraman Sidney Hickock . Thrilling and evocative musical score by the classic Franz Waxman . Rating : Above average , the flick earned big high marks for its superb scenarios , credible acting and dramatic scenes .

    This War/drama is compellingly directed by Lewis Milestone , he was born in the Ukraine , but emigrated to America at 18 and he served in WWI becoming an assistant director on Army training films . Then War returned and Lewis was in thick of it with several fictional movies and a documentary . He often made chronicles of wartime conflicts and persisted in showing horror war from the point of view of the ordinary soldier . Milestone was using what he felt were the best means at his disposal to express his own philosophies about war in particular . Milestone's niche in movie history is secure with his War films and it is on these pictures that his reputation rests . As he showed WWI , winning Academy Award for ¨All quiet on the western front¨ , and WWII such as ¨Purple heart¨ , ¨Halls of Montezuma¨ , ¨Edge and darkness¨ , the best of which is ¨A walk in the sun¨ with remarkable intensity at times and Korean war as ¨Pork Chop Hill¨ ; and directed several others excellent movies in different fields , dramas as ¨Of mice and men¨ , Noir cinema as ¨Strange love of Martha Ivers¨, adventure as ¨Mutiny on the Bount¨ and heist-comedy as ¨Ocean's eleven¨, among others.

    The picture is set during German invasion of Norway and subsequent Nazi conquest , the historical events are the following : The invasion began on April 9, 1940. The German Navy and Airforce led the operation . The Hitler plan relied on surprise to avoid interception by the British and to prevent Norwegian forces from mobilizing. The sudden appearance of naval task forces took Norwegian defenders by surprise and allowed airfields around Oslo , Tondheim and Stevenager to be captured by the German intact. German forces at Trondheim advanced and linked up with forces in Oslo. Norwegian forces in central and southern began to surrender. In northern Norway British and French troops fighting against Germans in Narvik . But the Allied decided to pull out of Norway , evacuating forces from Narvik . After that , Nazi conquest was completed with help some collaborators as the famous ¨Quisling¨ who was a Norwegian prime minister whose collaboration with the Nazis meant his name became a term meaning traitor and in this film is represented by the Walter Huston , Ruth Gordon's son , John Beal .
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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Norway in Revolt
    • Filming locations
      • Cannery Row, Monterey, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $1,653,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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