The norwegian resistance to the nazi occupation of their country inspired several wartime films from hollywood, including this. Written by talisencrw on august 6, 2016 i have always wondered how it must have felt to make a wartime movie about a war youre currently living in, and lately i stumbled upon a quintet of films made during the second world war with errol flynn, of all people, battling the nazis. Overview of edge of darkness, 1943, directed by lewis milestone, with errol flynn, ann sheridan, walter huston, at turner classic movies. Edge of darkness quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Edge of darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. His brotherinlaw, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the nazis. Edge of darkness movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The image measures 1964 2924 pixels and is 1124 kilobytes large.
Edge of darkness is a 1943 american propaganda film directed by lewis milestone, starring errol flynn, ann sheridan, and walter huston. But with edge of darkness, made in 1943 during the dark days of the german blitzkrieg, milestone displays no such pacifist sentiments. Edge of darkness original trailer errol flynn is a norwegian fisherman turned resistance leader in lewis milestones excellent wartime adventure, edge of darkness 1943. Catch up with the latest trailers, including the green knight, the personal history of david copperfield, and the french dispatch. The norwegian resistance to the nazi occupation of their country inspired several wartime films from hollywood, including this warner bros. Edge of darkness is one of those great old world war ii propaganda films, this time told from the perspective of a small norwegian fishing village thats been under nazi control for two years. Original movie poster for edge of darkness 1943 948 original one sheet poster offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Edge of darkness 1943 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The film pivots around the local doctor and his family.
In edge of darkness gibson plays boston detective tom craven he gets a visit from his daughter emma bojana novakovic, who looks like a cross between a young jodie foster and bridget fonda. Original edge of darkness 1943 movie poster in nm condition. Edge of darkness film by milestone 1943 britannica. Compelling wardrama about the underground movement in norway during nazi takeover of wwii. With mel gibson, ray winstone, danny huston, bojana novakovic. Edge of darkness is a film directed by lewis milestone with errol flynn, ann sheridan, walter huston, nancy coleman, year. After two years under german rule, a small norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying nazis. The doctor, martin stensgard walter huston, would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn.
The doctors wife ruth gordon wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore the occupiers. Edge of darkness 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Edge of darkness approved 1h 59min drama, war 24 april 1943 usa after two years under german rule, a small norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying nazis. Indeed, its one errol flynn movie where he doesnt portray a particularly elegant man and there arent any bad guys, at least not in the lighthearted sense of the term.
Thomas craven is a veteran homicide detective for the. She then returned to the stage and did not appear in another movie for 22 years. Edge of darkness aka norway in revolt is a 1943 world war ii film directed by lewis. Oct 17, 2014 edge of darkness, while an exceptionally good war movie, is neither fun, nor would one would call a happy film. 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. It is set in 1942 in the fictional port town of trollness, norway. In october 1942 a german pilot sees a village with a norwegian flag, and german troops arrive to find only the mad kaspar torgerson charles dingle, whom.
Movie mirrors index edge of darkness 1943 b 120 en. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. This title is part of warner home videos tcm spotlight. Edge of darkness concerns nazi occupation of a norwegian village. Errol flynn adventures desperate journey edge of darkness 1943 northern pursuit uncertain glory objective burma. Edge of darkness 1943 was a topnotch war picture, with errol flynn, ann.
Errol flynn adventures box, which includes desperate journey 1942, edge of darkness 1943, northern pursuit 1943, uncertain glory 1944, and objective, burma. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch. Edge of darkness has been ranked 890 times, wins 43. In the nazioccupied norwegian village of trollness, citizens are preparing to resist their invaders. Aug 29, 2014 edge of darkness 1943 directed by lewis milestone who won oscars for two arabian knights 1927 and all quiet on the western front 1930 this william woods novel was adapted by robert rossen all the kings men 1949. Edge of darkness 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. He enjoyed the movie and i already own at lease 78 copyies of errol flynn movies. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for edge of darkness 1943. One of the great charms of this memorable movie is the rich character development amongst the supporting parts.
Walter huston, as the town doctor trying to sit the. The north star is a star studded 1943 war film produced by sam goldwyn for rko and focuses on ukraine resistance fighters. See the full list of edge of darkness cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Trollness has been under german occupation for two years along with the rest of norway. As homicide detective thomas craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate coverup and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. Edge of darkness 1943 was a topnotch war picture, with errol flynn, ann sheridan, and huston as residents of a nazioccupied village in norway who are involved in the resistance. Its been a while since theyve seen each other but the father. Flynn was to follow the movie with to the last man which became northern pursuit and captain horatio hornblower which was postponed and then.
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. Add edge of darkness to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. At the climax of the movie, the preacher, up in the cupola of his church. Indeed, this remarkable drama, set in a small norwegian village, pays tribute to the heroic spirit of common people taking up arms against the nazi invaders. Edge of darkness is a 1943 american propaganda film directed by lewis milestone. Edge of darkness is a 2010 conspiracy political thriller film directed by martin campbell, written by william monahan and andrew bovell, and starring mel gibson. April 9, 1943 premierenew york city april 24, 1943 united states. The sullivans 1944 full biography, drama, history movie duration. Flynn plays a norwegian fisherman who leads the local underground movement and sheridan is his loyal fiancee. Based on a novel by william woods and directed by lewis milestone, a norwegian fishing village resists the nazi occupation. It was based on the 1985 bbc television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by campbell. Edge of darkness 1943 film wikipedia jan 30, 2010 the last film of note that he appeared in was eight years ago in shyamalans signs. High resolution belgian movie poster image for edge of darkness 1943.