United States / Jun 18, 1941
The World's Secret Battlefront!
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Martin Kosleck | Heller |
| Erwin Kalser | Dr. Franken |
| Ilka Grüning | Frau Franken |
| Frank Reicher | Professor Baumer |
| Egon Brecher | Herr Director |
| Hans Schumm | Heller's Aide |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | Hoffman |
| Roland Varno | Ernst Demmler |
| Henry Brandon | Rolf |
| Lotte Palfi Andor | Greta Rolf |
| Lisa Golm | Ella |
| Louis V. Arco | Otto |
| Roland Drew | Gestapo |
| Louis Adlon | Karl |
| Lester Allen | Krantz |
| Rudolph Anders | Official |
| Edit Angold | Maxel's Cashier |
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| Walter Bonn | Lieutenant |
| Glen Cavender | Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket |
| Hans Conried | Herman |
| Gretl Dupont | Sylvia's Landlady |
| Arno Frey | Guard |
| Frederick Giermann | Radioman |
| Eddie Graham | Man in Phone Booth |
| Ludwig Hardt | Tobacco Clerk |
| Ernst Hauessermann | Rudi |
| David Hoffman | Willi |
| Willy Kaufman | Tobacco Customer |
| Rolf Lindau | Radioman |
| Carl Ottmar | Official |
| Paul Panzer | Janitor |
| John Piffle | Maxel |
| Otto Reichow | Gestapo Agent |
| Henry Rowland | Paul |
| Lionel Royce | Concentration Camp Captain |
| Norbert Schiller | Blind News Vendor |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Gestapo Agent |
| Ernö Verebes | Maxel's Headwaiter |
| Henry Victor | Gestapo Agent |
| Frederick Vogeding | Announcer Reporting Demise of Illegal Broadcasts |
| Wilhelm von Brincken | Captain Bornsdorff |
| Hans von Morhart | Gestapo Agent |
| Crane Whitley | Gestapo Agent |
| Hans Wollenberger | News Vendor |
Genres
AdventureDramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Underground |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 28 giugno 1941 |
| Executive producer | Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner |
| Production | William Jacobs, Bryan Foy |
| Writer | Edwin Justus Mayer, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Charles Grayson |
| Editing | Thomas Pratt |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Assistant directors | William Kissell, Vincent Sherman |
| Camera operators | Sidney Hickox |
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| Additional photography | Sidney Hickox |
| Production design | Charles Novi |
| Art direction | Charles Novi |
| Set decoration | Charles Novi |
| Music | Adolph Deutsch, Charles Lang, Leo F. Forbstein |
| Sound | Adolph Deutsch, Charles Lang, Leo F. Forbstein |
| Costume design | Damon Giffard, Perc Westmore |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Damon Giffard |
| Hairstyling | Damon Giffard, Perc Westmore |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Mexico / Jun 28, 1941 / B
United States / Jun 28, 1941
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