Shining Through

1992
R
2h 12m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

11K

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Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith in Shining Through (1992)

An American woman of Irish, Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.

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An American woman of Irish and Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.An American woman of Irish and Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.An American woman of Irish and Jewish-German parentage goes undercover in Nazi Germany.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total

Trivia
A $500,000 building was erected in Berlin to be blown up during an action scene. No cameras were rolling when it did so.

Goofs
When Linda references The Fighting 69th (1940) she states that it stars Cary Grant and Brenda Marshall, but neither one appears in it.

Quotes
Ed Leland: What I was going to ask you to do is stand up, turn around, and close your eyes and tell me everything you see in the room. It's an observation test. Do you really have a problem with that?
Linda Voss: Pictures of sailboats and polo ponies; fancy books and diplomas; stuffed fish on the wall; calendar set to the wrong date; bookcases that need dusting; carpets that need cleaning; and a couple of guys from Harvard who are surprised that a girl who needs a job won't be treated like a slave.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Freejack/Until the End of the World/Juice/The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

Soundtracks
Goodbye Dear, I'll Be Back In A Year
Written by Mack Kay
Performed by Dick Robertson
Courtesy of MCA Records

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Featured review

What did they do to this wonderful book?

OK, so this movie is not a total turkey, but compared to the source material it isn't in the same ballpark - not even the same sport!

The book 'Shining Through' is a wonderfully nuanced and thoughtfully written novel, in which the author really cares for her characters. None of this came through in the movie and some very important plot points were left out - ones which could have lifted the movie immeasurably.

My advice - See the movie, or read the book. If you do both the movie will come out lacking.