Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (a.k.a. Norway in Revolt) is a 1943 World War II film directed by Lewis Milestone that features Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, and Walter Huston. The feature is based on a script written by Robert Rossen which was adapted from the 1942 novel The Edge of Darkness by William Woods.
Plot
Norway, 1942. In the Nazi-occupied fishing village of Trollness, Dr. Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston) and his wife (Ruth Gordon) hold on to the pretense of gracious living and ignore the occupiers. The doctor would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. Kaspar Torgersen (Charles Dingle), his brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. However, the doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is a resistance member, romantically involved with its leader, Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). Complicating matters further, the doctor's son, Johann (John Beal), has just returned from school in Oslo. Unfortunately, he comes under the influence of his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Though she loves her brother, Karen makes it known to the townsfolk that Johann is a Quisling.
Cast
- Ann Sheridan
- Charles Dingle
- Dorothy Tree
- Errol Flynn
- Francis Pierlot
- Glen Cavender
- Helmut Dantine
- John Beal
- Judith Anderson
- Kurt Kreuger
- Louis V. Arco
- Morris Carnovsky
- Nancy Coleman
- Richard Fraser
- Roland Varno
- Roman Bohnen
- Ruth Gordon
- Tom Fadden
- Tonio Selwart
- Virginia Christine
- Walter Huston
- William Edmunds
More details
| author | Robert Rossen |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Norway |
| director | Lewis Milestone |
| editor | David Weisbart |
| events | World War II |
| keywords | change of heart church even fishing boat fishing village german occupation of norway german soldier machine gun meet morning nazi-occupied quisling sing survive suspect town square walk |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| producer | Henry Blanke |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | war |