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[[Image:213079 1020 A.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''Shining Through'' (1992)]]
{{Infobox Movie
|name = Shining Through
|picture =213079 1020 A.jpg
|caption = ''Movie Poster''
|country =[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br />[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
|director = David Seltzer
|date= January 31, 1992
|language = English<br />German
|studio=Twentieth Century Fox
|distributor =Twentieth Century Fox<br />Sandollar Productions<br />Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
|character1=Ed Leland
|character2=Linda Voss
|character3=General Franz-Otto Dietrich
|character4=Margrete von Eberstein
|character5=Konrad Friedrichs
|character6=Andrew Berringer
|actor1=[[Michael Douglas]]
|actor2=[[Melanie Griffith]]
|actor3=[[Liam Neeson]]
|actor4=[[Joely Richardson]]
|actor5=[[John Gielgud]]
|actor6=Francis Guinan
}}
 
'''''Shining Through''''' is a 1992 U.S. thriller film by David Seltzer, based on the novel of the same name by Susan Isaacs. 1940, young Linda Voss has Irish-German ancestry and is a passionate movie lover, especially when it comes to exciting spy and war films. Surprisingly, she gets a new job at an ominous New York company, with her new superiors seemingly taking a keen interest in her German past. After some time, Linda begins to question her new surroundings and she finds out that the company is just a cover and that she is now actually working for the secret service. She also begins a passionate love affair with her boss Ed Leland, which complicates the whole situation. When the U.S. officially declares war on Germany, Linda volunteers for a dangerous undercover mission behind enemy lines.


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=Handguns=
=Pistols=
==Walther P38==
==Walther P38==
Several German officers carry a [[Walther P38]] in their holsters.  At the end of the film, Ed Leland ([[Michael Douglas]]) uses a Walther P38 to kill a German officer and a German soldier when he runs towards the German border (he manages to fire 15 shots from his 8-shot Walther). [[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]]
Several German officers carry a [[Walther P38]] in their holsters.  At the end of the film, Ed Leland ([[Michael Douglas]]) uses a Walther P38 to kill a German officer and a German soldier when he runs towards the German border (he manages to fire 15 shots from his 8-shot Walther).
[[Image:Shining7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|.]]
[[File:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 with black grips - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Shining10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Shining10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==Walther PPK==
==Walther PPK==
Margrete von Eberstein ([[Joely Richardson]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot Voss twice at the end of the film.  Wounded, Voss takes the PPK and shoots Eberstein in the head.
Margrete von Eberstein ([[Joely Richardson]]) uses a [[Walther PPK]] to shoot Voss twice at the end of the film.  Wounded, Voss takes the PPK and shoots Eberstein in the head.
[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK in 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP)]]
[[File:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - .380 ACP]]
[[Image:Shining4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|.]]
[[File:Shining4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Shining5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


==Luger P08==
==Luger P08==
Franz Otto Deitrich ([[Liam Neeson]]) is seen loading a [[Luger P08]] when he suspects Linda Voss ([[Melanie Griffith]]) of being an Allied spy.
Franz Otto Deitrich ([[Liam Neeson]]) is seen loading a [[Luger P08]] when he suspects Linda Voss ([[Melanie Griffith]]) of being an Allied spy.
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Shining.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Deitrich ([[Liam Neeson]]) loads his [[Luger P08]].]]
[[File:Shining.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Deitrich ([[Liam Neeson]]) loads his [[Luger P08]].]]
[[Image:Shining3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|.]]
[[File:Shining3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


=Submachine Guns=
=Submachine Guns=
==MP40==
==MP40==
The [[MP40]] is very briefly seen by some German soldiers, and is not as common in the film as the Mauser K98K.
The [[MP40]] is very briefly seen by some German soldiers, and is not as common in the film as the Mauser K98K.
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Machine Pistole 1940 (MP40) - 9x19mm]]
[[File:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Shining1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|.]]
[[File:Shining1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Shining6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


=Rifles=
=Rifles=
==Swedish M1896 Mauser==
==Mauser Gewehr 1898M==
[[Mauser Rifle Series#1896 Swedish Mauser|M1896 Swedish Mauser]]s are the most common German infantry weapon in the film, which is inaccurate - At the time, the German military would have been using the [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Karabiner 98k]] as their service rifle, not a Swedish Mauser. A German soldier uses a Mauser rifle to wound Leland in the knee and the shoulder at the end of the movie when he struggles to get to the Swiss-German border.
[[Gewehr 98]]Ms are the most common German infantry weapon in the film. A German soldier uses a Mauser rifle to wound Leland in the knee and the shoulder at the end of the movie when he struggles to get to the Swiss-German border.
[[Image:1896Mauser CarlGustav.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mauser M1896/38 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm]]
[[File:MauserG98M.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Shining8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German troops with Mauser rifles.]]
[[File:Shining8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops with Mauser rifles.]]
[[Image:Shining12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier aims his Mauser.]]
[[File:Shining12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier aims his Mauser.]]
[[Image:Shining13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German troops standing guard with their rifles.]]
[[File:Shining19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of the Mauser in the hands of a German soldier. Note the rifle's features, particularly the straight bolt handle, which are visible in this shot.]]
[[Image:Shining19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of the Swedish M1896 Mauser in the hands of a German soldier. Some features of the Swedish variant, particularly the straight bolt handle, are visible in this shot.]]
[[File:Shining13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German troops standing guard with their rifles.]]
 
==Karabiner 98k==
Some [[Karabiner 98k]] are also seen but switching between scenes to the longer G98M when the soldiers can be seen closer.
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]


==K31 Rifle==
==Schmit-Rubin Karabiner M1911==
The straight-pull bolt action [[K31 Rifle]] is used by the Swiss border guards, notably at the end of the film when one justifiably shoots a German soldier with a K31 after he crosses over into Switzerland. This is actually an accurate weapon as the K31 was the standard-issue service rifle of the Swiss military at the time.
The straight-pull bolt action [[Schmidt-Rubin Model 1911|Karabiner M1911]] is used by the Swiss border guards, notably at the end of the film when one justifiably shoots a German soldier with a K11 after he crosses over into Switzerland. This is actually an accurate weapon as the K11 was the standard-issue service rifle of the Swiss border guards at the time.
[[Image:SchmidtRubinK31.jpg|none|500px|thumb|K31 - 7.5x55mm Swiss]]
[[File:Schmidt-RubinK11.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Schmidt-Rubin Karabiner Modell 1911 - 7.5x55mm Swiss (GP11)]]
[[Image:Shining9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A border guard is seen on the far left.]]
[[Image:Shining18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Shining11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same border guard takes cover. Note the larger receiver compared to the [[K31 Rifle]].]]
[[Image:Shining17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:Shining17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grasping groove right beneath the rear sight is visible.]]


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Shining Through
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Movie Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom
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Directed by David Seltzer
Release Date January 31, 1992
Language English
German
Studio Twentieth Century Fox
Distributor Twentieth Century Fox
Sandollar Productions
Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
Main Cast
Character Actor
Ed Leland Michael Douglas
Linda Voss Melanie Griffith
General Franz-Otto Dietrich Liam Neeson
Margrete von Eberstein Joely Richardson
Konrad Friedrichs John Gielgud
Andrew Berringer Francis Guinan


Shining Through is a 1992 U.S. thriller film by David Seltzer, based on the novel of the same name by Susan Isaacs. 1940, young Linda Voss has Irish-German ancestry and is a passionate movie lover, especially when it comes to exciting spy and war films. Surprisingly, she gets a new job at an ominous New York company, with her new superiors seemingly taking a keen interest in her German past. After some time, Linda begins to question her new surroundings and she finds out that the company is just a cover and that she is now actually working for the secret service. She also begins a passionate love affair with her boss Ed Leland, which complicates the whole situation. When the U.S. officially declares war on Germany, Linda volunteers for a dangerous undercover mission behind enemy lines.


The following weapons were used in the film Shining Through:


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Pistols

Walther P38

Several German officers carry a Walther P38 in their holsters. At the end of the film, Ed Leland (Michael Douglas) uses a Walther P38 to kill a German officer and a German soldier when he runs towards the German border (he manages to fire 15 shots from his 8-shot Walther).

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Walther P38 with black grips - 9x19mm
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Walther PPK

Margrete von Eberstein (Joely Richardson) uses a Walther PPK to shoot Voss twice at the end of the film. Wounded, Voss takes the PPK and shoots Eberstein in the head.

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Walther PPK - .380 ACP
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Luger P08

Franz Otto Deitrich (Liam Neeson) is seen loading a Luger P08 when he suspects Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) of being an Allied spy.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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Deitrich (Liam Neeson) loads his Luger P08.
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Submachine Guns

MP40

The MP40 is very briefly seen by some German soldiers, and is not as common in the film as the Mauser K98K.

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Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
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Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898M

Gewehr 98Ms are the most common German infantry weapon in the film. A German soldier uses a Mauser rifle to wound Leland in the knee and the shoulder at the end of the movie when he struggles to get to the Swiss-German border.

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Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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German troops with Mauser rifles.
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A German soldier aims his Mauser.
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A closeup of the Mauser in the hands of a German soldier. Note the rifle's features, particularly the straight bolt handle, which are visible in this shot.
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German troops standing guard with their rifles.

Karabiner 98k

Some Karabiner 98k are also seen but switching between scenes to the longer G98M when the soldiers can be seen closer.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Schmit-Rubin Karabiner M1911

The straight-pull bolt action Karabiner M1911 is used by the Swiss border guards, notably at the end of the film when one justifiably shoots a German soldier with a K11 after he crosses over into Switzerland. This is actually an accurate weapon as the K11 was the standard-issue service rifle of the Swiss border guards at the time.

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Schmidt-Rubin Karabiner Modell 1911 - 7.5x55mm Swiss (GP11)
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A border guard is seen on the far left.
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The same border guard takes cover. Note the larger receiver compared to the K31 Rifle.
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The grasping groove right beneath the rear sight is visible.