UNDERGROUND (1941) Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn & Karen Verne | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War | B&W

Underground is a 1941 American war thriller film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn and Kaaren Verne.[1] [2] Focusing on the German Nazi Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II, Lynn and Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.

Synopsis

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, who 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.

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 & Crew

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
Frank Reicher as Professor Hugo Baumer
Egon Brecher as Herr Director of the Chemical Institute
Ludwig Stössel as Herr Gustav Müller
Hans Schumm as Heller's Aide
Wolfgang Zilzer as Walter Hoffman
Roland Varno as Ernst Demmler
Henry Brandon as Josef Rolf
Henry Rowland as Paul
Ernst Hauessermann as Rudi

Directed by: Vincent Sherman
Written by: Edwin Justus Mayer, Oliver H. P. Garrett, Charles Grayson
Produced by: Bryan Foy
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