Shining Through
1992 · 132 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 11,143 VOTES · DIR. David Seltzer
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,090 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:41 - D'you have any water? - Sure. Can we have some water?
00:04:41 For us poor Irish trash. Thank you.
00:08:50 You failed to mention that you speak a second language.
00:11:58 - Does she prefer Germany? - She's Jewish.
00:15:24 I don't have to turn around
00:18:45 Young men were disappearing late at night and signing up for the draft.
00:23:55 Until a Sunday morning in December when we lay listening to a symphony on the radio.
00:27:42 and "Camp Brady", which meant "behind enemy lines".
00:31:47 I'm a silly girl, Ed.
00:35:28 A society dress designer, popular with the wives of high-ranking SS officials in Berlin.
00:38:44 - I will quit if you don't let me go. - I'll miss you.
00:42:37 But it's supposed to be. I'm a cook.
00:49:29 Is he really married to Vivien Leigh?
00:54:05 You're such a dope!
00:57:53 Yes, it was perfect. And so is the food tonight.
01:02:12 Not that mine are easy.
01:06:44 - Your old employer wants you back. - You can tell Drescher he's too late.
01:10:10 It's like this in all the stores today - people stocking up, salting the fish.
01:14:59 - Can I... - When you tell Dietrich you're leaving
01:19:04 - 99 Kinderstrasse? - It's the one on the corner.
01:33:07 Do you know her?
01:41:03 - The one right here? - Yeah.
01:55:04 I don't wanna lose you.
02:02:16 Thank you both very, very much.
Cast & Characters
Michael Douglas
Ed Leland
Melanie Griffith
Linda Voss
Liam Neeson
Franze-Otto Dietrich
Joely Richardson
Margrete Von Eberstien
John Gielgud
Sunflower
Francis Guinan
Andrew Berringer
Patrick Winczewski
Fishmonger
Anthony Walters
Dietrich's Son
Victoria Shalet
Dietrich's Daughter
Sheila Allen
Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,090
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:01:41
Final line02:02:16
Production Record
DirectorDavid Seltzer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue$43,800,000
IMDb votes11,143