Underground (1941)
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.
Director:
Vincent Sherman
Writer:
Charles Grayson
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Jeffrey Lynn as Kurt Franken |
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Philip Dorn as Eric Franken |
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Kaaren Verne as Sylvia Helmuth |
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Ludwig Stössel as Gustav Muller |
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Arthur Tovey as Man at Railroad Station |
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Mona Maris as Ms. Gessner |
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Peter Whitney as Alex |
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Martin Kosleck as Heller |
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Erwin Kalser as Dr. Franken |
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Ilka Grüning as Frau Franken |
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Frank Reicher as Professor Baumer |
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Egon Brecher as Herr Director |
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Hans Schumm as Heller's Aide |
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Wolfgang Zilzer as Hoffman |
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Roland Varno as Ernst Demmler |
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Henry Brandon as Rolf |
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Lotte Palfi Andor as Greta Rolf |
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Lisa Golm as Ella |
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Louis V. Arco as Otto |
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Roland Drew as Gestapo |
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Louis Adlon as Karl |
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Lester Allen as Krantz |
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Rudolph Anders as Official |
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Edit Angold as Maxel's Cashier |
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Walter Bonn as Lieutenant |
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Glen Cavender as Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket |
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Hans Conried as Herman |
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Gretl Dupont as Sylvia's Landlady |
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Arno Frey as Guard |
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Frederick Giermann as Radioman |
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Eddie Graham as Man in Phone Booth |
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Ludwig Hardt as Tobacco Clerk |
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Ernst Hauessermann as Rudi |
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David Hoffman as Willi |
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Willy Kaufman as Tobacco Customer |
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Rolf Lindau as Radioman |
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Carl Ottmar as Official |
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Paul Panzer as Janitor |
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John Piffle as Maxel |
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Otto Reichow as Gestapo Agent |
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Henry Rowland as Paul |
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Lionel Royce as Concentration Camp Captain |
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Norbert Schiller as Blind News Vendor |
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Robert R. Stephenson as Gestapo Agent |
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Ernö Verebes as Maxel's Headwaiter |
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Henry Victor as Gestapo Agent |
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Frederick Vogeding as Announcer Reporting Demise of Illegal Broadcasts |
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Wilhelm von Brincken as Captain Bornsdorff |
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Hans von Morhart as Gestapo Agent |
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Crane Whitley as Gestapo Agent |
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Hans Wollenberger as News Vendor |
| Directing | Vincent Sherman | Director |
| Writing | Edwin Justus Mayer | Story |
| Writing | Oliver H.P. Garrett | Story |
| Writing | Charles Grayson | Screenplay |
| Production | William Jacobs | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bryan Foy | Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Adolph Deutsch | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thomas Pratt | Editor |
| Art | Charles Novi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Damon Giffard | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | William Kissell | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Lang | Sound |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Crew | Heinz Roemheld | Additional Music |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |