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Shining Through

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.

1992 |2h 12m |  Drama, Romance, Thriller, War

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Cast

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Michael Douglas

Ed Leland

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Melanie Griffith

Linda Voss

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Liam Neeson

Franze-Otto Dietrich

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Joely Richardson

Margrete Von Eberstein

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John Gielgud

Sunflower

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Hansi Jochmann

Hedda Drescher

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Mathieu Carrière

Von Haefler

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Thomas Kretschmann

Mann in Zürich

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Constanze Engelbrecht

Stafson Von Neest

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Hans Martin Stier

Taxifahrer

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Michael Gempart

Mann in der Kinderstrasse

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Anthony Walters

Dietrich's Son

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Francis Guinan

Andrew Berringer

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Patrick Winczewski

Fishmonger

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Victoria Shalet

Dietrich's Daughter

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Sheila Allen

Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother

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Sylvia Syms

Linda's Mother

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Ronald Nitschke

Horst Drescher

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Peter Flechtner

S.S. Officer at Fish Market

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Alexander Hauff

S.S. Officer at Fish Market

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Dana Gladstone

Street Agitator

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Wolf Kahler

Border Commandant

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William Hope

Kernohan

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Nigel Whitmey

1st G.I. in Canteen

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Rob Freeman

2nd G.I. in Canteen

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Lisa Orgolini

Girl in Canteen

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Jay Benedict

Wisecracker in War Room

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Klaus Münster

Cab Driver

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Markus Napier

S.S. Officer

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Clement von Franckenstein

BBC Interviewer

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Lorelei King

Leland's New Secretary

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Hans Martin Stier

Truck Driver

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Andrzej Borkowski

German Refugee

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Tusse Silberg

Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's

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Suzanne Roquette

Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's

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Juliet Aubrey

Brunette at Dance (uncredited)

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Mary Ann Schmidt

Women's Air Force Dancer (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$43,800,000.00