United States / Apr 09, 1943 / NR / New York City, New York
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Monte Blue | Jens Petersen |
| Virginia Christine | Hulda (Stensgard maid) |
| Morris Carnovsky | Sixtus Andresen |
| Charles Dingle | Kaspar Torgerson |
| Richard Fraser | Pastor Aalesen |
| Art Smith | Knut Osterholm |
| Nancy Coleman | Katja, Koenig's woman |
| John Beal | Johann Stensgard |
| Frank Wilcox | Jensen, the shoemaker |
| Henry Brandon | Major Ruck |
| Tom Fadden | Hammer |
| Francis Pierlot | Mortensen, the tailor |
| Kurt Katch | German Landing Party Captain |
| Tonio Selwart | German Corporal Paul |
| Louis V. Arco | German Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Nora Bush | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Glen Cavender | Cannery Worker (uncredited) |
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| Albert Cavens | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Tom Coleman | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Victor Cox | Townsman (uncredited) |
| William Edmunds | Elderly Sailor (uncredited) |
| Frederick Giermann | German Pilot (uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Townsman in Church (uncredited) |
| Al Haskell | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Kurt Kreuger | German Co-Pilot (uncredited) |
| Ann Kunde | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Walt La Rue | Village Patriot (uncredited) |
| Rolf Lindau | German Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Dudley Field Malone | Winston Churchcill (voice) (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Cannery Clerk (uncredited) |
| Peter Michael | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Ernesto Molinari | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Townsman in Church (uncredited) |
| John Rice | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Henry Rowland | Helmut (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Allen D. Sewall | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Cap Somers | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Townsman (uncredited) |
| William Sundholm | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Helene Thimig | Mrs. Frida Malken (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Tree | Solveig Brategaard (uncredited) |
| Peter van Eyck | German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Roland Varno | German Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | German Co-Pilot (uncredited) |
| Lottie Williams | Mrs. Mortensen (uncredited) |
| William Yetter Sr. | German Officer (uncredited) |
| Jack Young | Franklin D. Roosevelt (voice) (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | |
| George Magrill | |
| Robert R. Stephenson |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Edge of Darkness |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 9 aprile 1943 |
| Executive producer | Jack L. Warner |
| Production | Henry Blanke |
| Writer | Robert Rossen, William Woods |
| Editing | David Weisbart |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Assistant directors | Lewis Milestone |
| Camera operators | Sidney Hickox |
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| Additional photography | Sidney Hickox |
| Production design | Julia Heron, Robert M. Haas |
| Art direction | Robert M. Haas, Julia Heron |
| Set decoration | Julia Heron, Robert M. Haas |
| Special effects | Lawrence W. Butler, Willard Van Enger |
| Stunts | Walt La Rue, Buster Wiles |
| Music | Franz Waxman, Everett Alton Brown, Leo F. Forbstein |
| Sound | Everett Alton Brown, Leo F. Forbstein, Franz Waxman |
| Costume design | Orry-Kelly, Perc Westmore |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Orry-Kelly |
| Hairstyling | Perc Westmore, Orry-Kelly |
| Budget | 1.653.000 € |
| Revenue | 3.669.000 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 24, 1943
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