Shining Through (1992) Cast & Crew

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Directed by David Seltzer.

Cast

• Michael Douglas as Ed Leland
• Melanie Griffith as Linda Voss
• Liam Neeson as Franze-Otto Dietrich
• Joely Richardson as Margrete Von Eberstein
• John Gielgud as Sunflower
• Hansi Jochmann as Hedda Drescher
• Mathieu Carrière as Von Haefler
• Thomas Kretschmann as Mann in Zürich
• Constanze Engelbrecht as Stafson Von Neest
• Hans Martin Stier as Taxifahrer
• Michael Gempart as Mann in der Kinderstrasse
• Anthony Walters as Dietrich's Son
• Francis Guinan as Andrew Berringer
• Patrick Winczewski as Fishmonger
• Victoria Shalet as Dietrich's Daughter
• Sheila Allen as Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother
• Stanley Beard as Linda's Father
• Sylvia Syms as Linda's Mother
• Ronald Nitschke as Horst Drescher
• Peter Flechtner as S.S. Officer at Fish Market
• Alexander Hauff as S.S. Officer at Fish Market
• Renate Cyll as Woman in Fish Market
• Dana Gladstone as Street Agitator
• Lorinne Vozoff as Personnel Director
• Deirdre Harrison as USO Singer
• Wolf Kahler as Border Commandant
• Wolfe Morris as Male Translator
• William Hope as Kernohan
• Nigel Whitmey as 1st G.I. in Canteen
• Rob Freeman as 2nd G.I. in Canteen
• Lisa Orgolini as Girl in Canteen
• Jay Benedict as Wisecracker in War Room
• Klaus Münster as Cab Driver
• Markus Napier as S.S. Officer
• Martin Hoppe as German Soldier
• Fritz Eggert as German Soldier
• Ludwig Haas as Hitler
• Clement von Franckenstein as BBC Interviewer
• Lorelei King as Leland's New Secretary
• Hans Martin Stier as Truck Driver

Crew

• David Seltzer — Director
• David Seltzer — Screenplay
• Susan Isaacs — Novel
• Michael Kamen — Original Music Composer
• Jan de Bont — Director of Photography
• Carol Baum — Producer
• Howard Rosenman — Producer

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