Edge of Darkness (1943)
Resistance fighters battle the Nazis in occupied Norway
1943 · NR · 1h 59m · Drama, War
Genres: Drama, War
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.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Writers: Robert Rossen, William Woods
Music by: Franz Waxman
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Editor: David Weisbart
Box office: $4M · Budget: $2M
Cast
Errol Flynn as Gunnar BroggeAnn Sheridan as Karen StensgardWalter Huston as Dr. Martin StensgardHelmut Dantine as Captain KoenigRuth Gordon as Anna StensgardJudith Anderson as Gerd BjarnesenRoman Bohnen as Lars MalkenMonte Blue as Jens PetersenVirginia Christine as Hulda (Stensgard maid)Morris Carnovsky as Sixtus AndresenCharles Dingle as Kaspar TorgersonRichard Fraser as Pastor AalesenMore like this
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