Shining Through Movie Review 1992

Baby-voiced Griffith as a spy sent behind enemy lines without training? Douglas as a spy sent behind enemy lines without speaking German? Old-fashioned blend of romance, espionage, and derring-do where noble hero saves spunky heroine from nasty Nazis in WWII Germany works despite thin plot. Series of flash-forwards to an aged Griffith is annoying and tends to stop action cold, but everyone tries hard and period flavor is authentic. Adapted from best-selling Susan Isaacs novel, but bears little resemblance to book.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 133 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, World War II Spies, Female Spies, Books to Film: Susan Isaacs, Berlin, Flashback

Screenplay

David Seltzer

Cast

Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson, Joely Richardson, John Gielgud, Francis Guinan, Patrick Winczewski, Sylvia Syms

Cinematography

Jan De Bont

Director

David Seltzer

Music

Michael Kamen

Awards

Golden Raspberries 1992: Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Griffith), Worst Director (Seltzer).