Edge of Darkness (1943)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,653,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,669,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.632 |
Directed By
Lewis Milestone
Crew
Lewis Milestone
Robert Rossen
William Woods
Willard Van Enger
Perc Westmore
Julia Heron
Everett Alton Brown
Leo F. Forbstein
Lawrence W. Butler
Buster Wiles
Franz Waxman
Walt La Rue
Henry Blanke
Sidney Hickox
Jack L. Warner
David Weisbart
Orry-Kelly
Robert M. Haas
TOP CAST
Errol Flynn
Gunnar Brogge
Ann Sheridan
Karen Stensgard
Walter Huston
Dr. Martin Stensgard
Helmut Dantine
Captain Koenig
Ruth Gordon
Anna Stensgard
Judith Anderson
Gerd Bjarnesen
Roman Bohnen
Lars Malken
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)
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)
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