Edge of Darkness (1943)
Based on the novel of
the same name this film from director Lewis Milestone stars Errol
Flynn and Ann Sheridan. Residents of a small fishing village in
Norway struggle under the yoke of occupation during World War 2.
Clearly this film was
made as propaganda during the war to show those on the home front
what they were fighting for but despite this obvious bias this is
still a good film. No doubt restricted by the production code of the
time the film still manages to hint at some pretty dark stuff but
also manages to suggest that maybe not all Germans are evil. There
are decent performances from the cast and the only trouble with the
production is one that many films of the era faced having German
soldiers using Allied weapons on screen.
4/5
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