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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

John Gielgud Sunflower
Melanie Griffith Linda Voss
Francis V. Guinan, Jr. Andrew Berringer
Liam Neeson Franze-Otto Dietrich
Joely Richardson Margrete Von Eberstien
Patrick Winczewski Fishmonger
Michael Douglas Ed Leland

Production Crew

Desmond Crowe Art Director
Kevin Phipps Art Director
Behruz Torbati Associate Editor
Susan Issacs Book Author
Jan de Bont Cinematographer
Nigel Wooll Co-producer
Michael Kamen Composer (Music Score)
Marit Allen Costume Designer
David Seltzer Director
Craig McKay Editor
Don French First Assistant Director
Medusah Hair Styles
Naomi Donne Makeup
Carol Baum Producer
David Seltzer Producer
Sandy Gallin Producer
Zvi Howard Rosenman Producer
Anthony Pratt Production Designer
David Seltzer Screenwriter
Peter Howitt Set Designer
Ivan Sharrock Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Conway Special Effects
Year: 1992
Runtime: 133
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for a scene of sensuality
Category: Feature


Color type
Rank Film Laboratories color

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
20th Century Fox
Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
Sandollar Productions

Release
January 31, 1992 (USA)
by 20th Century Fox