Edge of Darkness

Year: 1943

Runtime: 119 mins

Language: English

Director: Lewis Milestone

DramaWarWar and historical adventureNazis and World War IIMilitary combat and heroic soldiers

Resistance fighters clash with Nazis in occupied Norway, centered on Dr. Martin Stensgard and his family. His wife (Ruth Gordon) clings to a façade of normalcy while he hesitates between neutrality and duty. His brother‑in‑law runs a fish cannery that cooperates with the occupiers. Daughter Karen (Ann Sheridan) aids the resistance with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). Their son, newly returned from university, is swayed by his pro‑Nazi uncle. German commandant Capt. Koenig (Helmut Dantine) enforces strict rule yet fears a local uprising.

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