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Shining Through

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Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland (Michael Douglas) 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.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
Here is a film in which scene after scene is so implausible that the movie kept pushing me outside and making me ask how the key scenes could possibly be taken seriously. Go to Full Review Ryan Murphy Miami Herald 08/17/2021
2/4
[Shining Through] is very much like the lush, sweeping, sentimental epics that Hollywood churned out during the '40s -- and as overblown and treacly as any of the patriotic paeans released during those war-torn years. Go to Full Review Vanessa Letts The Spectator 07/23/2018
David Seltzer has had the good sense to stick to a proven formula and the whole thing is genuinely romantic. Go to Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant 05/30/2018
Lavishly staged in German locations and handsomely costumed -- with some particularly fetching hats for Griffith -- Shining Through is never hard to watch. Sometimes, however, it is ludicrous to listen to. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/12/2005
2/5
Pete Croatto Filmcritic.com 01/16/2005
1.5/5
fails as an espionage thriller, but also as a romance Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Leonor G Nov 18 Masterpiece . So unfair that have bad reviews See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 16 Success in 2 hours and 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $21,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Thom S Dec 25 Persistence despite poor odds; Capitalization of skills along side shere luck leading to success is still a story worth telling. See more Jordi H 06/03/2024 It started well, with an interesting premise, likable characters, a cute nod to Casablanca, but then derived into a mess of illogical decisions and an ending that was a terrible copy of Indiana Jones. See more nmtmjh1 06/26/2023 I just finished re-watching Shining Through and am reminded how much I love this movie! I would have a difficult time attempting to find fault 9th anything. By far the best Melanie Griffith vehicle, and the chemistry between Michael Douglas and Melanie is quite apparent and charming. Plenty of tension at times....beautifully filmed...highly recommended. See more Steve D 02/22/2023 Passable but miscast. See more Read all reviews
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David Seltzer

Director

Michael Douglas

Ed Leland

Melanie Griffith

Linda Voss

Liam Neeson

Franze-Otto Dietrich

Joely Richardson

Margrete Von Eberstein

John Gielgud

Sunflower

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Synopsis Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland (Michael Douglas) 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.
Director
David Seltzer
Producer
Carol Baum, Howard Rosenman
Screenwriter
David Seltzer
Production Co
Sandollar Productions, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.4M
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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