Thursday, March 28, AD 2024 4:38am

Edge of Darkness

 

My bride and I spent an enjoyable evening watching Edge of Darkness, a 1943 flick starring Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan and Walter Huston, about a small Norwegian fishing village that revolts against its Nazi occupiers.  The film was quite a bit above the usual wartime potboilers and filled with striking images, including scenes of the villagers in their church debating whether they should revolt.  When the villagers began singing the Norwegian national anthem my bride joined in, although she told me that she was glad they didn’t go on to the second stanza as she had never learned that.  The film conveyed an anti-Nazi message so effectively that it was banned in Buenos Aires by the pro-Axis government of the time.  The film was the only war film among the top five requested by troops in the US Army for viewing during 1943.  Well worth watching.

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Philip
Philip
Wednesday, November 18, AD 2015 10:42am

Great clip.
As always from you, timely and relevant.

Convictions that are grounded in Truth are bulwark’s impenetrable. A mighty clip that reminds me of the hymn by Luther; A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

I’ll be picking this Edge of Darkness out for future viewing. Thanks the McClarey Clan.
Good on ‘ya!

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Wednesday, November 18, AD 2015 5:02pm

It may come to this with these liberal progressive Democrats.

Kevin
Kevin
Thursday, November 19, AD 2015 9:14am

It may remind you of Luther’s hymn but not of his consequences.

Philip
Philip
Thursday, November 19, AD 2015 10:26am

Kevin.
🙂

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