Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (aka 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
In the Norwegian fishing village of Trollness, occupied by the Nazis, the Norwegian flag is observed flying high over the town by a passing patrol aircraft. The German troops sent to investigate discover that everyone in the village is dead, both German and Norwegian, including the German commander, Captain Koenig, in his office.
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 | broadcast church dead bodies dead body fight fishing boat fishing village fly force franklin d. roosevelt german occupation of norway german soldier machine gun meet morning of nazi nazi germany norwegian occupy pass quisling sing survive suspect their way town square understand voice walk want write |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| producer | Henry Blanke |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | war |