Edge of Darkness
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Features
• Black & White
• NTSC
In Theaters : 24 April, 1943
Video Release : 07 December, 1994 |
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Edge of Darkness Customer Reviews
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Forgotten Classic...
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1943's "Edge of Darkness" portrays the acute plight of a small Norwegian village trapped under the thumb of brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War. The presentation by veteran director Lewis Milestone is especially poignant; modern viewers must remember that the liberation of Norway was still an uncertain two years off when the movie was released.
Errol Flynn leads in an understated but solid performance as an ordinary and underachieving fisherman who is forced by circumstances to mature and become the leader of the local resistance. Walter Huston and Ruth Gordon turn in strong supporting roles as the brave town doctor and his wife. Ann Sheridan plays Flynn's love-interest, who runs afoul of the occupying troops and exacts a terrible revenge.
This movie is noteworthy for its fully developed characters and its subtle but unmistakable theme of grace under pressure by its very human characters. The occupied and the occupiers are painted in subtle shades of gray and not the black and white depiction that might have been expected in a war-time movie.
This movie is highly recommended as an above average example of the World War Two genre. |
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