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Shining Through
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Shining Through

1992-01-31 · 132 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · Romance · Thriller · War

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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Directors
David Seltzer
Production companies
Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., Sandollar Productions, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 35,000,000
Revenue
USD 43,800,000

Top Cast

Michael DouglasMichael DouglasEd Leland
Melanie GriffithMelanie GriffithLinda Voss
Liam NeesonLiam NeesonFranze-Otto Dietrich
Joely RichardsonJoely RichardsonMargrete Von Eberstein
John GielgudJohn GielgudSunflower
Hansi JochmannHansi JochmannHedda Drescher
Mathieu CarrièreMathieu CarrièreVon Haefler
Thomas KretschmannThomas KretschmannMann in Zürich
Constanze EngelbrechtConstanze EngelbrechtStafson Von Neest
Hans Martin StierHans Martin StierTaxifahrer
Michael GempartMichael GempartMann in der Kinderstrasse
Anthony WaltersAnthony WaltersDietrich's Son
Francis GuinanFrancis GuinanAndrew Berringer
Patrick WinczewskiPatrick WinczewskiFishmonger
Victoria ShaletVictoria ShaletDietrich's Daughter
Sheila AllenOlga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
Stanley BeardLinda's Father
Sylvia SymsSylvia SymsLinda's Mother
Ronald NitschkeRonald NitschkeHorst Drescher
Peter FlechtnerPeter FlechtnerS.S. Officer at Fish Market

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