Edge of Darkness
1943 · Movie · NR · 119 min · ★ 6.2 · 74% critics
In an occupied Norwegian fishing village, a respected doctor and his family struggle to survive as neighbors split between keeping their heads down, cooperating with the invaders, or quietly pushing back. As pressure mounts and loyalties are tested, the community is forced to decide whether neutrality is possible—or whether resistance is the only way forward.
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Details
- Years
- 1943
- Release date
- 1943-04-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (37 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious WWII resistance drama about ordinary people under occupation, with mounting tension and moral choices; Not for you if you dislike propaganda-leaning stories or slower setups like A Walk in the Sun.
Pros: strong ensemble drama; tense occupied-town stakes; powerful resistance moments | Cons: heavy propaganda tone; some overwrought scenes; slow early stretch
Themes
- nazi
- traitor
- world war ii
- german occupation
- cannery
- revolt
- anti-nazi resistance
- nazi collaborationism
- norwegian resistance
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Lewis Milestone