Shining Through [DVD] [1992]
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- Release Date: 01/11/2005
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Kewpie-doll voiced Melanie Griffith does a sexed-up Nancy Drew turn in David Seltzer's adaptation of Susan Issacs' novel Shining Through. Set during World war II, Griffith plays Linda Voss, a spunky New York girl who applies for a job with international lawyer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas). Ed hires her immediately when he finds out that she speaks German fluently. The reason Ed is so interested in Linda's language skills is because Ed is an undercover OSS officer who needs a German translator. Their business relationship translates into love, but when America enters the war, Ed abandons his law practice to become a full-time spy. Utilizing Linda's charms, she travels to Berlin and infiltrates the Nazis as a domestic to try to discover information about "a bomb that can fly by itself." But Linda has personal as well as patriotic motives for agreeing to go undercover, since she has Jewish relatives in Berlin and wants to find out their whereabouts.
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Shining Through
Kewpie-doll voiced Melanie Griffith does a sexed-up Nancy Drew turn in David Seltzer's adaptation of Susan Issacs' novel Shining Through. Set during World war II, Griffith plays Linda Voss, a spunky New York girl who applies for a job with international lawyer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas). Ed hires her immediately when he finds out that she speaks German fluently. The reason Ed is so interested in Linda's language skills is because Ed is an undercover OSS officer who needs a German translator. Their business relationship translates into love, but when America enters the war, Ed abandons his law practice to become a full-time spy. Utilizing Linda's charms, she travels to Berlin and infiltrates the Nazis as a domestic to try to discover information about "a bomb that can fly by itself." But Linda has personal as well as patriotic motives for agreeing to go undercover, since she has Jewish relatives in Berlin and wants to find out their whereabouts. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Kewpie-doll voiced Melanie Griffith does a sexed-up Nancy Drew turn in David Seltzer's adaptation of Susan Issacs' novel Shining Through. Set during World war II, Griffith plays Linda Voss, a spunky New York girl who applies for a job with international lawyer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas). Ed hires her immediately when he finds out that she speaks German fluently. The reason Ed is so interested in Linda's language skills is because Ed is an undercover OSS officer who needs a German translator. Their business relationship translates into love, but when America enters the war, Ed abandons his law practice to become a full-time spy. Utilizing Linda's charms, she travels to Berlin and infiltrates the Nazis as a domestic to try to discover information about "a bomb that can fly by itself." But Linda has personal as well as patriotic motives for agreeing to go undercover, since she has Jewish relatives in Berlin and wants to find out their whereabouts. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Cast & Crew
Michael Douglas - Ed Leland
Melanie Griffith - Linda Voss
Liam Neeson - Franze-Otto Dietrich
Joely Richardson - Margrete Von Eberstien
John Gielgud - Sunflower
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pretty good wwII thriller
Wonderful love story
January 31, 2011It was a great semi historically correct love story. Michael Douglas as always hit it perfectly with his character.
I would recommend this to a friend
Great movie
January 10, 2010I have enjoyed Shining Through since it came out on VCR. I am really happy that BestBuy makes it available for us to upgrade to DVD even when the movies we are looking for is no longer a new release. Thank you and keep it up! and this makes the minimum characters.
I would recommend this to a friend
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5
Great movie
Posted by: Levaria from: Everett,Wa on
I have enjoyed Shining Through since it came out on VCR. I am really happy that BestBuy makes it available for us to upgrade to DVD even when the movies we are looking for is no longer a new release. Thank you and keep it up! and this makes the minimum characters.
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5
Wonderful love story
Posted by: Amy7421 from: Gouldsboro, PA on
It was a great semi historically correct love story. Michael Douglas as always hit it perfectly with his character.
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4
pretty good wwII thriller
Posted by: onecuppickmeup from: on
nicely told WWII movie, a little unconventional very nice
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nicely told WWII movie, a little unconventional very nice
I would recommend this to a friend