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Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

Resistance fighters battle the Nazis in occupied Norway

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The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.

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Budget

$1653000

Revenue

$3669000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.186/10

Release Date

09 April 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Gunnar Brogge

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Karen Stensgard

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Dr. Martin Stensgard

Helmut Dantine

Helmut Dantine

Captain Koenig

Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

Anna Stensgard

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Gerd Bjarnesen

Roman Bohnen

Roman Bohnen

Lars Malken

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Jens Petersen

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Hulda (Stensgard maid)

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

Sixtus Andresen

Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Kaspar Torgerson

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

Pastor Aalesen

Art Smith

Art Smith

Knut Osterholm

Nancy Coleman

Nancy Coleman

Katja, Koenig's woman

John Beal

John Beal

Johann Stensgard

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Jensen, the shoemaker

Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Major Ruck

Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Hammer

Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Mortensen, the tailor

Kurt Katch

Kurt Katch

German Landing Party Captain

Tonio Selwart

Tonio Selwart

German Corporal Paul

Louis V. Arco

Louis V. Arco

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Nora Bush

Townswoman (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Cannery Worker (uncredited)

Albert Cavens

Albert Cavens

Soldier (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Tom Coleman

Townsman (uncredited)

Victor Cox

Victor Cox

Townsman (uncredited)

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

Frederick Giermann

German Pilot (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Townsman in Church (uncredited)

Al Haskell

Al Haskell

Townsman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Soldier (uncredited)

Kurt Kreuger

Kurt Kreuger

German Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Townswoman (uncredited)

Walt La Rue

Walt La Rue

Village Patriot (uncredited)

Rolf Lindau

Rolf Lindau

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Dudley Field Malone

Dudley Field Malone

Winston Churchcill (voice) (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Cannery Clerk (uncredited)

Peter Michael

Peter Michael

German Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

Robert Milasch

Townsman (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Ernesto Molinari

Soldier (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Townsman in Church (uncredited)

John Rice

John Rice

Townsman (uncredited)

Henry Rowland

Henry Rowland

Helmut (uncredited)

John Roy

John Roy

Soldier (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Allen D. Sewall

Townsman (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

Carl Sklover

Soldier (uncredited)

Cap Somers

Cap Somers

Soldier (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Ray Spiker

Townsman (uncredited)

William Sundholm

William Sundholm

Townsman (uncredited)

Helene Thimig

Helene Thimig

Mrs. Frida Malken (uncredited)

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Solveig Brategaard (uncredited)

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

German Soldier (uncredited)

Roland Varno

Roland Varno

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

German Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

Lottie Williams

Mrs. Mortensen (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

William Yetter Sr.

German Officer (uncredited)

Jack Young

Jack Young

Franklin D. Roosevelt (voice) (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

George Magrill

George Magrill

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson

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