Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness (1943)

Released: 1943-04-09 Duration: 1hr 59min
Genres: Drama War
Rating 6.1
Resistance fighters battle the Nazis in occupied Norway

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $1,653,000.00
Revenue $3,669,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 4.632

Directed By

Lewis Milestone

Crew

Screenplay
Robert Rossen
Director
Lewis Milestone
Music Director
Leo F. Forbstein
Set Decoration
Julia Heron
Special Effects
Lawrence W. Butler
Makeup Artist
Perc Westmore
Special Effects
Willard Van Enger
Stunts
Buster Wiles
Original Music Composer
Franz Waxman
Stunts
Walt La Rue
Producer
Henry Blanke
Costume Design
Orry-Kelly
Art Direction
Robert M. Haas
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
Director of Photography
Sidney Hickox

TOP CAST

Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn

Gunnar Brogge

Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan

Karen Stensgard

Walter Huston
Walter Huston

Dr. Martin Stensgard

Helmut Dantine
Helmut Dantine

Captain Koenig

Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon

Anna Stensgard

Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson

Gerd Bjarnesen

Roman Bohnen
Roman Bohnen

Lars Malken

Monte Blue
Monte Blue

Jens Petersen

Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine

Hulda (Stensgard maid)

Morris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky

Sixtus Andresen

Charles Dingle
Charles Dingle

Kaspar Torgerson

Richard Fraser
Richard Fraser

Pastor Aalesen

Art Smith
Art Smith

Knut Osterholm

Nancy Coleman
Nancy Coleman

Katja, Koenig's woman

John Beal
John Beal

Johann Stensgard

Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox

Jensen, the shoemaker

Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon

Major Ruck

Tom Fadden
Tom Fadden

Hammer

Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot

Mortensen, the tailor

Kurt Katch
Kurt Katch

German Landing Party Captain

Tonio Selwart
Tonio Selwart

German Corporal Paul

Louis V. Arco
Louis V. Arco

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Nora Bush
Nora Bush

Townswoman (uncredited)

Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender

Cannery Worker (uncredited)

Albert Cavens
Albert Cavens

Soldier (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman

Townsman (uncredited)

Victor Cox
Victor Cox

Townsman (uncredited)

William Edmunds
William Edmunds

Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann
Frederick Giermann

German Pilot (uncredited)

Kit Guard
Kit Guard

Townsman in Church (uncredited)

Al Haskell
Al Haskell

Townsman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp

Soldier (uncredited)

Kurt Kreuger
Kurt Kreuger

German Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Ann Kunde
Ann Kunde

Townswoman (uncredited)

Walt La Rue
Walt La Rue

Village Patriot (uncredited)

Rolf Lindau
Rolf Lindau

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Dudley Field Malone
Dudley Field Malone

Winston Churchcill (voice) (uncredited)

Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer

Cannery Clerk (uncredited)

Peter Michael
Peter Michael

German Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Milasch
Robert Milasch

Townsman (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari
Ernesto Molinari

Soldier (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Townsman in Church (uncredited)

John Rice
John Rice

Townsman (uncredited)

Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland

Helmut (uncredited)

John Roy
John Roy

Soldier (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall
Allen D. Sewall

Townsman (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
Carl Sklover

Soldier (uncredited)

Cap Somers
Cap Somers

Soldier (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
Ray Spiker

Townsman (uncredited)

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