Shining Through (1992)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $35,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $43,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.939 |
Directed By
David Seltzer
Crew
David Seltzer
David Seltzer
Greg Powell
Craig McKay
Susan Isaacs
Jan de Bont
Michael Kamen
Sandy Gallin
Mary Gail Artz
JoAnn M. Laub
Howard Rosenman
Ingrid Windisch
Richard Dunmore
Gabi Scheiger
Carol Baum
Kevin Phipps
Denise O'Dell
Heinz Werner Schneider
David Seltzer
Marit Allen
Rachel Neale
Chris Wheeldon
Simone Reynolds
Barbara Cohen
Anthony Pratt
Risa Kes
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Nigel Wooll
Arno Ortmair
May Capsaski
Deborah Harding
Desmond Crowe
Kathy Sykes
Sally Jones
Peter Howitt
Norma Webb
Valli O'Reilly
Axel Zornow
John Caglione Jr.
Medusah
Marko Costanzo
TOP CAST
Michael Douglas
Ed Leland
Melanie Griffith
Linda Voss
Liam Neeson
Franze-Otto Dietrich
Joely Richardson
Margrete Von Eberstein
John Gielgud
Sunflower
Hansi Jochmann
Hedda Drescher
Mathieu Carrière
Von Haefler
Thomas Kretschmann
Mann in Zürich
Constanze Engelbrecht
Stafson Von Neest
Hans Martin Stier
Taxifahrer
Michael Gempart
Mann in der Kinderstrasse
Anthony Walters
Dietrich's Son
Francis Guinan
Andrew Berringer
Patrick Winczewski
Fishmonger
Victoria Shalet
Dietrich's Daughter
Sheila Allen
Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
Stanley Beard
Linda's Father
Sylvia Syms
Linda's Mother
Ronald Nitschke
Horst Drescher
Peter Flechtner
S.S. Officer at Fish Market
Alexander Hauff
S.S. Officer at Fish Market
Renate Cyll
Woman in Fish Market
Dana Gladstone
Street Agitator
Lorinne Vozoff
Personnel Director
Deirdre Harrison
USO Singer
Wolf Kahler
Border Commandant
Wolfe Morris
Male Translator
William Hope
Kernohan
Nigel Whitmey
1st G.I. in Canteen
Rob Freeman
2nd G.I. in Canteen
Lisa Orgolini
Girl in Canteen
Jay Benedict
Wisecracker in War Room
Klaus Münster
Cab Driver
Markus Napier
S.S. Officer
Martin Hoppe
German Soldier
Fritz Eggert
German Soldier
Ludwig Haas
Hitler
Clement von Franckenstein
BBC Interviewer
Lorelei King
Leland's New Secretary
Hans Martin Stier
Truck Driver
Hana Maria Pravda
Babysitter
Markus Kissling
Swiss Border Guard
Anna Tzelniker
Cleaning Woman
Andrzej Borkowski
German Refugee
Simon De Deney
S.S. Man
Tusse Silberg
Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's
Suzanne Roquette
Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's
Roy Alon
Cook (uncredited)
Juliet Aubrey
Brunette at Dance (uncredited)
Lucien Morgan
Jock (uncredited)
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