Shining Through
Shining Through
Shining Through
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1992
2h 12m
6.5(217 votes)
Drama
Romance
Thriller
War

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.

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

51 members
Acting

Michael Douglas

Ed Leland

Michael Douglas
Acting

Melanie Griffith

Linda Voss

Melanie Griffith
Acting

Liam Neeson

Franze-Otto Dietrich

Liam Neeson
Acting

Joely Richardson

Margrete Von Eberstein

Joely Richardson
Acting

John Gielgud

Sunflower

John Gielgud
Acting

Hansi Jochmann

Hedda Drescher

Hansi Jochmann
Acting

Mathieu Carrière

Von Haefler

Mathieu Carrière
Acting

Thomas Kretschmann

Mann in ZĂĽrich

Thomas Kretschmann
Acting

Constanze Engelbrecht

Stafson Von Neest

Constanze Engelbrecht
Acting

Hans Martin Stier

Taxifahrer

Hans Martin Stier
Acting

Michael Gempart

Mann in der Kinderstrasse

Michael Gempart
Acting

Anthony Walters

Dietrich's Son

Anthony Walters
Acting

Francis Guinan

Andrew Berringer

Francis Guinan
Acting

Patrick Winczewski

Fishmonger

Patrick Winczewski
Acting

Victoria Shalet

Dietrich's Daughter

Victoria Shalet
Acting

Sheila Allen

Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother

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Acting

Stanley Beard

Linda's Father

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Acting

Sylvia Syms

Linda's Mother

Sylvia Syms
Acting

Ronald Nitschke

Horst Drescher

Ronald Nitschke
Acting

Peter Flechtner

S.S. Officer at Fish Market

Peter Flechtner
Acting

Alexander Hauff

S.S. Officer at Fish Market

Alexander Hauff
Acting

Renate Cyll

Woman in Fish Market

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Acting

Dana Gladstone

Street Agitator

Dana Gladstone
Acting

Lorinne Vozoff

Personnel Director

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Acting

Deirdre Harrison

USO Singer

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Acting

Wolf Kahler

Border Commandant

Wolf Kahler
Acting

Wolfe Morris

Male Translator

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Acting

William Hope

Kernohan

William Hope
Acting

Nigel Whitmey

1st G.I. in Canteen

Nigel Whitmey
Acting

Rob Freeman

2nd G.I. in Canteen

Rob Freeman
Acting

Lisa Orgolini

Girl in Canteen

Lisa Orgolini
Acting

Jay Benedict

Wisecracker in War Room

Jay Benedict
Acting

Klaus MĂĽnster

Cab Driver

Klaus MĂĽnster
Acting

Markus Napier

S.S. Officer

Markus Napier
Acting

Martin Hoppe

German Soldier

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Fritz Eggert

German Soldier

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Ludwig Haas

Hitler

Ludwig Haas
Acting

Clement von Franckenstein

BBC Interviewer

Clement von Franckenstein
Acting

Lorelei King

Leland's New Secretary

Lorelei King
Acting

Hans Martin Stier

Truck Driver

Hans Martin Stier
Acting

Hana Maria Pravda

Babysitter

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Acting

Markus Kissling

Swiss Border Guard

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Acting

Anna Tzelniker

Cleaning Woman

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Acting

Andrzej Borkowski

German Refugee

Andrzej Borkowski
Acting

Simon De Deney

S.S. Man

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Acting

Tusse Silberg

Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's

Tusse Silberg
Acting

Suzanne Roquette

Woman Dinner Guest at Drescher's

Suzanne Roquette
Crew

Roy Alon

Cook (uncredited)

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Acting

Juliet Aubrey

Brunette at Dance (uncredited)

Juliet Aubrey
Acting

Lucien Morgan

Jock (uncredited)

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Acting

Mary Ann Schmidt

Women's Air Force Dancer (uncredited)

Mary Ann Schmidt

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