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Shining Through (1992) Review

as Linda Voss: A movie-loving secretary turned brave undercover agent.

Linda infiltrates the home of a high-ranking Nazi official in Berlin to photograph secret documents concerning the V1 flying bomb. Shining Through (1992)

as Ed Leland: A prickly, high-stakes OSS operative and Linda’s love interest. as Linda Voss: A movie-loving secretary turned brave

Beyond the war effort, Linda has a personal mission: locating her Jewish relatives who are hiding in Berlin. Beyond the war effort, Linda has a personal

Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) is hired by lawyer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas) because of her German fluency. She quickly discovers Ed is a secret Office of Strategic Services (OSS) agent and eventually convinces him to let her go undercover.

as "Sunflower" (Konrad Friedrichs): Linda's primary contact and a veteran spy in Berlin. Viewer's Guide Parents guide - Shining Through (1992) - IMDb

Shining Through (1992) is a romantic espionage thriller that mixes World War II drama with classic Hollywood nostalgia. Directed by David Seltzer and based on the novel by Susan Isaacs , it follows Linda Voss, a working-class secretary from Queens who goes undercover as a spy in Nazi Germany.