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Title: Shining Through (1992)
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| Michael Douglas | ... | Ed Leland | |
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Linda Voss | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Franze-Otto Dietrich | |
| Joely Richardson | ... | Margrete Von Eberstien | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Sunflower | |
| Francis Guinan | ... | Andrew Berringer | |
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Patrick Winczewski | ... | Fishmonger |
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Anthony Walters | ... | Dietrich's Son |
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Victoria Shalet | ... | Dietrich's Daughter |
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Sheila Allen | ... | Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother |
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Stanley Beard | ... | Linda's Father |
| Sylvia Syms | ... | Linda's Mother | |
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Ronald Nitschke | ... | Horst Drescher |
| Hansi Jochmann | ... | Hedda Drescher | |
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Peter Flechtner | ... | S.S. Officer at Fish Market |
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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
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anti semitism | worst picture razzie winner | nazi germany | spy | secretary |Taglines:
He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
31 January 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
I ørnens klør See more »Edit
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Gross USA:
$21,733,781Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$43,938,238Company Credits
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Twentieth Century Fox,Sandollar Productions,Peter V. Miller Investment Corp. See more »
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2.39 : 1
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Many of the lead actors and actresses are second-generation members of acting families. Joely Richardson is the daughter of Director Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, to whom Liam Neeson was also related by marriage. Michael Douglas is the son of Kirk Douglas. Melanie Griffith is the daughter of Tippi Hedren. Sir John Gielgud is the nephew of theatrical actress Ellen Terry . See more »Goofs
Horst Drescher is seen in 3 different uniforms in the film. During the American Intelligence meeting slide show, he is first show in a Wehrmacht uniform in one photo, then in a party uniform, and when Linda Voss goes to work at his house as a cook, he is wearing and Organization Todt uniform (Third Reich civil and military engineering group). It is highly unlikely he would have switched over to a Civil group well holding rank in the Wehrmacht. Unless as its head and appointed by Hitler. That position was held by Albert Speer. See more »Quotes
Linda Voss: To my father I spoke German. But he warned me to keep this language a secret, because outside of our neighborhood in Queens New York, if people heard me speak German they would either think that I was a Nazi sympathizer, or they would know I was a Jew.See more »
This will be a short review. I have seen a lot of pro and con on this movie, but almost all of the con's talk of the unbelievable plot. I will give you that the plot has some problems, and if this was a serious spy movie, then I'd be there with you, but that is not what this film is. This film is a total romance with some action thrown in. If you watch it and see how two people will risk all they have for each other because they are in love then you will enjoy this film. Sure there are holes in the plot...but not in the romance. Melanie is very likable in this movie and I think there is great chemistry! If you don't scrutinize the plot so much you may even find yourself routing for them as they cross the Swiss border.