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Shining Through
Shining Through

Shining Through

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

Genres

DramaRomanceThrillerWar

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Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.

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Budget

$35000000

Revenue

$43800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

6.491/10

Release Date

31 January 1992

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Ed Leland

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Linda Voss

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Franze-Otto Dietrich

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Margrete Von Eberstein

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Sunflower

Hansi Jochmann

Hansi Jochmann

Hedda Drescher

Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière

Von Haefler

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Mann in Zürich

Constanze Engelbrecht

Constanze Engelbrecht

Stafson Von Neest

Hans Martin Stier

Hans Martin Stier

Taxifahrer

Michael Gempart

Michael Gempart

Mann in der Kinderstrasse

Anthony Walters

Anthony Walters

Dietrich's Son

Francis Guinan

Francis Guinan

Andrew Berringer

Patrick Winczewski

Patrick Winczewski

Fishmonger

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

Sylvia Syms

Linda's Mother

Ronald Nitschke

Ronald Nitschke

Horst Drescher

Peter Flechtner

Peter Flechtner

S.S. Officer at Fish Market

Alexander Hauff

Alexander Hauff

S.S. Officer at Fish Market

Renate Cyll

Renate Cyll

Woman in Fish Market

Dana Gladstone

Dana Gladstone

Street Agitator

Lorinne Vozoff

Lorinne Vozoff

Personnel Director

Deirdre Harrison

Deirdre Harrison

USO Singer

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Border Commandant

Wolfe Morris

Wolfe Morris

Male Translator

William Hope

William Hope

Kernohan

Nigel Whitmey

Nigel Whitmey

1st G.I. in Canteen

Rob Freeman

Rob Freeman

2nd G.I. in Canteen

Lisa Orgolini

Lisa Orgolini

Girl in Canteen

Jay Benedict

Jay Benedict

Wisecracker in War Room

Klaus Münster

Klaus Münster

Cab Driver

Markus Napier

Markus Napier

S.S. Officer

Martin Hoppe

Martin Hoppe

German Soldier

Fritz Eggert

Fritz Eggert

German Soldier

Ludwig Haas

Ludwig Haas

Hitler

Clement von Franckenstein

Clement von Franckenstein

BBC Interviewer

Lorelei King

Lorelei King

Leland's New Secretary

Hans Martin Stier

Hans Martin Stier

Truck Driver

Hana Maria Pravda

Hana Maria Pravda

Babysitter

Markus Kissling

Markus Kissling

Swiss Border Guard

Anna Tzelniker

Anna Tzelniker

Cleaning Woman

Andrzej Borkowski

Andrzej Borkowski

German Refugee

Simon De Deney

Simon De Deney

S.S. Man

Tusse Silberg

Tusse Silberg

Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's

Suzanne Roquette

Suzanne Roquette

Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's

Roy Alon

Roy Alon

Cook (uncredited)

Juliet Aubrey

Juliet Aubrey

Brunette at Dance (uncredited)

Lucien Morgan

Lucien Morgan

Jock (uncredited)

Mary Ann Schmidt

Mary Ann Schmidt

Women's Air Force Dancer (uncredited)

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