Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Jeff (actionrating.com) Skip it – Only see this movie for its historical influence. This is actually a very good movie, but it's more of a drama. This movie becomes legendary when you consider it was actually made during World War 2. The final battle is surprisingly good and worth the wait. I've never seen so many Nazis getting gunned down, and so much passion and emotion in a battle. It's the story of Norwegian resistance fighters. It is a very old movie and pretty slow in parts, and that's why most people haven't heard of it. Compare it to the modern day "Defiance." "Edge of Darkness" has been nearly lost over time, but it is one of Errol Flynn's best considering its significance. Action movie, no. Classic war movie, yes. 2 out of 5 action rating

ma-cortes A story incomparable of a people unconquerable about the underground movement in Norway , 1942 , based on the novel by William Woods . After two years under German rule , a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis . A fisherman (Errol Flynn) along with his loyal fiancée (Ann Sheridan) leads the local (Walter Huston , Ruth Gordon , Judith Anderson and several others) underground movement against a Nazi nasty captain (Helmut Dantine). The second part is quite starkly moving developing account of deeds that befall about the villagers and when they go into action.A surprisingly very strong version about Norwegian resistance with career-best interpretations from Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan . With a spectacular opening reminiscent of 'Beau Gest' , the film gets action , pretty downbeat deeds , intense drama with moments of extraordinary power and breathtaking final battle . Although numerous problems happened throughout shooting , this movie contains impressive images and submitted performances . Director tries to expose war for what it is and not glorify it . Very well camera work by cameraman Sidney Hickock . Thrilling and evocative musical score by the classic Franz Waxman . Rating : Above average , the flick earned big high marks for its superb scenarios , credible acting and dramatic scenes .This War/drama is compellingly directed by Lewis Milestone , he was born in the Ukraine , but emigrated to America at 18 and he served in WWI becoming an assistant director on Army training films . Then War returned and Lewis was in thick of it with several fictional movies and a documentary . He often made chronicles of wartime conflicts and persisted in showing horror war from the point of view of the ordinary soldier . Milestone was using what he felt were the best means at his disposal to express his own philosophies about war in particular . Milestone's niche in movie history is secure with his War films and it is on these pictures that his reputation rests . As he showed WWI , winning Academy Award for ¨All quiet on the western front¨ , and WWII such as ¨Purple heart¨ , ¨Halls of Montezuma¨ , ¨Edge and darkness¨ , the best of which is ¨A walk in the sun¨ with remarkable intensity at times and Korean war as ¨Pork Chop Hill¨ ; and directed several others excellent movies in different fields , dramas as ¨Of mice and men¨ , Noir cinema as ¨Strange love of Martha Ivers¨, adventure as ¨Mutiny on the Bount¨ and heist-comedy as ¨Ocean's eleven¨, among others.The picture is set during German invasion of Norway and subsequent Nazi conquest , the historical events are the following : The invasion began on April 9, 1940. The German Navy and Airforce led the operation . The Hitler plan relied on surprise to avoid interception by the British and to prevent Norwegian forces from mobilizing. The sudden appearance of naval task forces took Norwegian defenders by surprise and allowed airfields around Oslo , Tondheim and Stevenager to be captured by the German intact. German forces at Trondheim advanced and linked up with forces in Oslo. Norwegian forces in central and southern began to surrender. In northern Norway British and French troops fighting against Germans in Narvik . But the Allied decided to pull out of Norway , evacuating forces from Narvik . After that , Nazi conquest was completed with help some collaborators as the famous ¨Quisling¨ who was a Norwegian prime minister whose collaboration with the Nazis meant his name became a term meaning traitor and in this film is represented by the Walter Huston , Ruth Gordon's son , John Beal .

richard-1787 During World War II Hollywood, as its contribution to the war effort, made a lot of movies designed to convince Americans to support the war. Some of them can only be excused by the need to convince Americans to win the war at all costs. Others, like Casablanca, will be ranked as among the greatest movies ever made as long as people watch movies.The Edge of Darkness isn't on a level with Casablanca, but it's not far short of that. The director, Lewis Milestone, had made such great movies as All Quiet on the Western Front and The Front Page. He directs this movie, blessed with a largely great script, with a brilliance and power that is second to none. By the end, even the most convinced pacifist will be clamoring to kill as many Nazis as possible. Even Casablanca and Mrs. Miniver do not stir up a hatred of the Germans the way this does. Like Leni Riefenstals' The Triumph of the Will, this movie shows how passions and hatred can be evoked outside all reason - a very frightening thought.But everything in this movie is good. Errol Flynn has to act - there is no swinging from vines here - and shows that indeed he can, aided by his magnificent voice. Ann Sheridan, often dismissed as a very attractive pin-up girl, holds her own in the woman's acting division against such powerhouses as Judith Anderson and Ruth Gordon, both of whom turn in masterful performances. Walter Huston is his usual impressive self, as are all sorts of "character actors" who, given real characters to develop here, show just why they are great actors: Morris Carnovsky, Charles Dingle (who has given so many great performances, as in The Little Foxes), even Virginia Christine, who later went on to be Mrs Olson for the Folger Coffee commercials. Because this script is so well written, even the "little people" become outstanding individuals, developed to their fullest by great performers.It's fairly predictable until the scene when the local schoolteacher is almost killed by the Nazis in public. From the revolt that that triggers through the end of the movie the movie rises to a level of mastery that can't be beat. This movie must have had an overwhelming effect on Americans during the war. Even today, it takes a hold of you and controls your thoughts and feelings no matter how hard you try to resist.So then. One part Cascablanca, one part Mrs. Miniver, one part The Triumph of the Will, and a lot of just great direction and acting. If you haven't see it, make sure that you do. And make sure you have lots of Kleenex.

Charles Herold (cherold) Edge of Darkness starts well, as Germans enter a Nazi stronghold to find everyone dead. The rest of the movie details how this happened, following the exploits of a bunch of Norwegians determined to fight the Nazis.So far so good, and the movie is helped by some strong performances. But after a while I began to notice how crazy this Norwegians are for giving speeches. Everything is told in long, declamatory sentences about how they will fight and the will win and they are willing to risk death and all that. This may have been very stirring in the midst of WWII and it may be very good as propaganda but it is terrible as film making.Some moments were particularly absurd. A man goes to the Nazis and makes a long speech about how he has rights and of course he gets predictably beaten up for it. This is extra stupid because he knows perfectly well that the Norwegians has a cache of weapons and are just waiting for a signal from England to start a mass uprising. Even more stupid is when a Polish girl forced into prostitution by the Nazis starts a speech to the soldiers just before the climactic battle. She gets shot, of course, but if she'd just stayed in her room for another 15 minutes she could have been freed.I watched this movie because I'm a big fan of Lewis Milestone, the director, but this is far from his best work. I'm surprised by all the favorable reviews on this site; perhaps they're all from people who saw the movie when it first came out and have never forgotten the effect it had on them.