When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other, attempting to maintain civility as far as possible. When the army tries to orgnanize townspeople to ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Col. Lanser | |
| Henry Travers | ... | Mayor Orden | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Dr. Albert Winter | |
| Dorris Bowdon | ... | Molly Morden | |
| Margaret Wycherly | ... | Mme. Sarah Orden | |
| Peter van Eyck | ... | Lt. Tonder | |
| William Post Jr. | ... | Alex Morden | |
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Henry Rowland | ... | Capt. Loft |
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E.J. Ballantine | ... | George Corell |
| Hans Schumm | ... | Capt. Bentick | |
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Frederic Brunn | ... | German Soldier (as Frederick Brunn) |
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Ernst Deutsch | ... | Maj. Hunter (as Ernest Dorian) |
| Ludwig Donath | ... | Hitler's Voice (as Louis Donath) | |
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When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other, attempting to maintain civility as far as possible. When the army tries to orgnanize townspeople to work for them sabotage which is at first humorous turns serious, resulting in death on both sides. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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National anthem of Norway
Music by Rikard Nordraak
Lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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The tune the German army is shown playing repeatedly, "We're Sailing Against England" was a Nazi "approved war song" for German soldiers in WWII according to the June 10, 194, issue of "Time" magazine. It was composed by Herms Niel (1888-1954) and had lyrics by poet Hermann Löns (1866-1914), who was killed in WWI. Originally a German Navy song from WWI, it became popular during WWII. See more »Goofs
Most of the German soldiers are wearing WWI-style Stahlhelm helmets, not the WWII version used from 1935 on. Also, paratroopers (Fallschirmjagers) are shown, but none of the German troops are wearing their helmet - without the projecting visor and flared rim. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits are shown with a hand gesturing to a map of Norway, indicating what is about to take place in the film. See more »Soundtracks
Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, we love this country)National anthem of Norway
Music by Rikard Nordraak
Lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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Compared with Lewis Milestone's "The Edge of Darkness" from the same year and on basically the same kind of story, Steinbeck's and Nunnally Johnson's film falls flat on its overdone bathos - this isn't credible, as if Steinbeck had exclusively written this book for propaganda. The Germans are all ruthless villains (with two exceptions), and the poor Norwegians are all victims. It's all black and white and nothing between. The only interesting nuance is Peter van Eyck as the young German lieutenant who falls in love with a local girl, which incident is the most interesting one in the film, as the Germans previously have killed her husband. Cedric Hardwicke also adds some character to the film by his rather moderate appearance with some bitter experience from the previous world war - he knows what it is all about, which the local idiot Quisling does not. Lee J. Cobb as the old doctor also makes the film worth seeing, and the final scene gives this rather sordid and superficial war occupation account like also the book its validity, which is lacking up till then. It's not one of Steinbeck's best novels, and it's not one of Irving Pichel's best films. It's too much allied war propaganda preaching hatred of the Germans to the audiences and too little of the true human drama, which "The Edge of Darkness" succeeds in emphasizing.