Shining Through
He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life.
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (1993)
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Box office
Grossed $43.8M worldwide, about 1.3 times its $35M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Shining Through
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Filming locations
Filmed in Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in Berlin
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Music
Music by Michael Kamen
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jan de Bont
Details
- Director
- Writers
- David SeltzerScreenplay
- Susan IsaacsNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 31, 1992
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Revenue
- $43.8M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Michael DouglasEd Leland
Melanie GriffithLinda Voss
Liam NeesonFranze-Otto Dietrich
Joely RichardsonMargrete Von Eberstein
John GielgudSunflower
Hansi JochmannHedda Drescher
Mathieu CarrièreVon Haefler
Thomas KretschmannMann in Zürich
Constanze EngelbrechtStafson Von Neest
Hans Martin StierTaxifahrer
Michael GempartMann in der Kinderstrasse
Anthony WaltersDietrich's Son
Francis GuinanAndrew Berringer
Patrick WinczewskiFishmonger
Victoria ShaletDietrich's Daughter- Sheila AllenOlga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
- Stanley BeardLinda's Father
Sylvia SymsLinda's Mother
Ronald NitschkeHorst Drescher
Peter FlechtnerS.S. Officer at Fish Market
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