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Underground

1941Movie⏱️ 1h 35mApproved
AdventureDramaRomanceThrillerWar
7.2
IMDB Rating
745 votes

During WWII, two SS officer brothers face Nazi regime's cruel reality. One stays loyal while the other exposes the system's atrocities, testing their family bond.

Director
Vincent Sherman
Writers
Charles Grayson, Edwin Justus Mayer, Oliver H.P. Garrett
Stars
Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn, Karen Verne
Release Date
June 28, 1941
Language
English, German
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
💬 25
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn
as Kurt Franken
Philip Dorn
Philip Dorn
as Eric Franken
Karen Verne
Karen Verne
as Sylvia Helmuth
Mona Maris
Mona Maris
as Fräulein Gessner
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
as Alex
Martin Kosleck
Martin Kosleck
as Heller
Erwin Kalser
Erwin Kalser
as Dr. Franken
Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning
as Frau Franken
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
as PLrof. Baumer
👤
Egon Brecher
as Herr Director

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros., First National Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaRomanceThrillerWar

⭐ Featured Review

A gripping story of clandestine radio under the Nazis.
by mail-6712005-09-24

"When I saw this as a kid I found it a grim.vivid & gripping introduction to the wartime "underground" movement in an occupied territory courtesy Warner Bros as did Martin Kosleck's ruthless Gestapo officer and the silent struggle of one German brother to stick to his convictions in direct opposition to the other,an enemy where discovery meant certain torture & death. It has never been shown on UK TV - certainly not by TCM. I distinctly still recall the relief when this feature in the cinema was quickly followed by the next week's trailer in contrasting brilliant tec..."

💡 Did You Know?

Odd coincidence: on the tow truck being used for the underground radio station, above the cab is the company's phone number that includes the word "Barbarossa". "Operation Barbarossa" was the code name for the German invasion of Russia, which began on 6/22/41--just days before this film's general release.

📖 Synopsis

During WWII, two SS officer brothers face Nazi regime's cruel reality. One stays loyal while the other exposes the system's atrocities, testing their family bond.