Underground (1941 film)

Underground
Underground
Directed by	Vincent Sherman
Written by	Edwin Justus Mayer (story); Oliver H. P. Garrett (story); Charles Grayson
Produced by	Bryan Foy (uncredited)
Starring	Jeffrey Lynn; Philip Dorn
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 28, 1941;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Underground is a 1941 war, espionage film about the German Nazi Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II directed by Vincent Sherman. Jeffrey Lynn and Philip Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides.

Plot

Kurt Franken returns from his time at the front, minus an arm but still the fervent, patriotic Nazi that he was when he left. His brother, Eric, is high up in the resistance and regularly broadcasts on a secret radio. They argue, at first, but over time Kurt sees things differently. Eric eventually runs afoul of the Gestapo and is scheduled for execution. As he is led to the guillotine, he hears his brother’s voice on loudspeakers positioned through the prison.

Cast

Jeffrey Lynn as Kurt Franken
Philip Dorn as Eric Franken
Kaaren Verne as Sylvia Helmuth
Mona Maris as Fräulein Gessner
Peter Whitney as Alex Schumann
Martin Kosleck as Colonel Heller
Erwin Kalser as Dr. Albert Franken
Ilka Grüning as Frau Franken (credited as Ilka Gruning)
Frank Reicher as Professor Hugo Baumer
Egon Brecher as Herr Director of the Chemical Institute
Ludwig Stössel as Herr Gustav Müller (credited as Ludwig Stossel)
Hans Schumm as Heller's Aide
Wolfgang Zilzer as Walter Hoffman
Roland Varno as Ernst Demmler
Henry Brandon as Josef Rolf
Ludwig Hardt as Tobacco Clerk (uncredited)

References

External links

Underground at
IMDb

Underground at the TCM Movie Database
Underground at AllMovie
Underground at the American Film Institute Catalog

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