Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

119 mins | Drama, War | April 9, 1943

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.

Edge of Darkness

119 mins | Drama, War | April 9, 1943

Edge of Darkness
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Edge of Darkness
Directors Lewis Milestone
Writers William Woods, Robert Rossen

Cast

Errol Flynn

as Gunnar Brogge

Ann Sheridan

as Karen Stensgard

Walter Huston

as Dr. Martin Stensgard

Helmut Dantine

as Captain Koenig

Ruth Gordon

as Anna Stensgard

Judith Anderson

as Gerd Bjarnesen

Roman Bohnen

as Lars Malken

Monte Blue

as Jens Petersen

Virginia Christine

as Hulda (Stensgard maid)

Morris Carnovsky

as Sixtus Andresen

Charles Dingle

as Kaspar Torgerson

Richard Fraser

as Pastor Aalesen

Art Smith

as Knut Osterholm

Nancy Coleman

as Katja, Koenig's woman

John Beal

as Johann Stensgard

Frank Wilcox

as Jensen, the shoemaker

Henry Brandon

as Major Ruck

Tom Fadden

as Hammer

Francis Pierlot

as Mortensen, the tailor

Kurt Katch

as German Landing Party Captain

Tonio Selwart

as German Corporal Paul

Louis V. Arco

as German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Nora Bush

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Cannery Worker (uncredited)

Albert Cavens

as Soldier (uncredited)

Noble Chissell

as Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Townsman (uncredited)

Victor Cox

as Townsman (uncredited)

William Edmunds

as Elderly Sailor (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

as German Pilot (uncredited)

Kit Guard

as Townsman in Church (uncredited)

Al Haskell

as Townsman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Soldier (uncredited)

Kurt Kreuger

as German Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Walt La Rue

as Village Patriot (uncredited)

Rolf Lindau

as German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Dudley Field Malone

as Winston Churchcill (voice) (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

as Cannery Clerk (uncredited)

Peter Michael

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

as Townsman (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

as Soldier (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

as Townsman in Church (uncredited)

John Rice

as Townsman (uncredited)

Henry Rowland

as Helmut (uncredited)

John Roy

as Soldier (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

as Townsman (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

as Soldier (uncredited)

Cap Somers

as Soldier (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

as Townsman (uncredited)

William Sundholm

as Townsman (uncredited)

Helene Thimig

as Mrs. Frida Malken (uncredited)

Dorothy Tree

as Solveig Brategaard (uncredited)

Peter van Eyck

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Roland Varno

as German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

as German Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

as Mrs. Mortensen (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

as German Officer (uncredited)

Jack Young

as Franklin D. Roosevelt (voice) (uncredited)