Edge of Darkness (1943)
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The Norwegian resistance to the Nazi occupation of their country inspired several wartime films from Hollywood, including this Warner Bros. production, filmed in and around Monterey, California. In October 1942, a German observation airplane discovers a seaside village named Trollness where the… More The Norwegian resistance to the Nazi occupation of their country inspired several wartime films from Hollywood, including this Warner Bros. production, filmed in and around Monterey, California. In October 1942, a German observation airplane discovers a seaside village named Trollness where the Norwegian flag is flying over the town square. A ground patrol discovers an empty town littered with corpses, including a number of Nazi officials. The story of the massacre is told in flashback. Errol Flynn plays Gunnar Brogge, a fisherman engaged to Karen Stensgard (Ann Sheridan), whose father, Martin ({Walter Huston}), is the village physician. Gunnar and Karen are working to undermine the Nazis. The town is divided, with the minister leading a contingent which believes that violence, even against the sadistic Germans, is morally wrong. Karen is concerned about the imminent arrival of her brother, who is known to be friendly to the German occupiers; she fears he may learn of plans by the British to deliver a supply of guns to the resistance. The Nazi commandant, Captain Konig (Helmut Dantine), keeps up the pressure to learn of any opposition to his administration, eventually deciding to execute a selected number of the villagers to force someone to reveal the extent of the resistance's schemes. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lewis Milestone
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
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Cast
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Errol Flynn
as Gunnar Brogge
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Ann Sheridan
as Karen Stensgard
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Walter Huston
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
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Judith Anderson
as Gerd Blarnesen
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Tom Fadden
as Hammer
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Nancy Coleman
as Katja
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Helmut Dantine
as Capt. Koenig
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Ruth Gordon
as Anna Stensgard
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Charles Dingle
as Kaspar Torgersen
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John Beal
as Johann Stensgard
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Roman Bohnen
as Lars Malken
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Helene Thimig
as Frida
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Monte Blue
as Petersen
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Dorothy Tree
as Solveig Brategaard
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Richard Fraser
as Pastor Aalesen
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Morris Carnovsky
as Sixtus Andresen
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Art Smith
as Knut Osterholm
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Henry Brandon
as Major Ruck
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Tonio Selwart
as Paul
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Torben Meyer
as Clerk
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Virginia Christine
as Hulda Olson
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William Edmunds
as Elderly Sailor
- Frederick Giermann
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Kurt Katch
as German Captain
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Kurt Kreuger
as German Aviator
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Vera Lewis
as Woman
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Francis Pierlot
as Mortensen
- Victor Potel
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Henry Rowland
as Helmut
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Peter van Eyck
as German Soldier
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Frank Wilcox
as Jensen
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Lotta Williams
as Mrs. Mortensen
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Richard Kipling
as Man
- Rolf Lindau
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Peter Michael
as German Soldier
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Walt LaRue
as Villager-Patriot
