Shining Through

"He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life."

Jan 31 1992 R 2h 12m
Drama, Romance, Thriller

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.

Plot

In 1940, Linda Voss is a woman of Irish and Jewish-German parentage who loves the movies, especially films about war and spies. She gets a job at a New York law firm after it's revealed she can speak German fluently. As secretary and translator to Ed Leland, she begins to suspect that her boss is involved in espionage work. The two become lovers, and when America officially joins the Allies in fighting Hitler, Linda volunteers to go undercover behind enemy lines.

Written by

Susan Isaacs, David Seltzer

Directed by

David Seltzer

Cast

Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., Sandollar Productions, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
SHINING THROUGH_ Movie Trailer - Video
Shining Through (1992) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
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