Shining Through

Shining Through

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1992-01-31
Genre:Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Duration:132 min
Country:United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:David Seltzer
Actors:Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson, Joely Richardson, John Gielgud
Production:Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., Sandollar Productions, 20th Century Fox

Overview:

Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland 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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