MOTHER NIGHT (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1996
• Genre: Drama, Romance, War
• Plot: American playwright, Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte) and his wife, beautiful German actress Helga (Sheryl Lee), are living in pre-World War II Berlin. Because of his status among the Nazis, a mysterious American (John Goodman) seduces him into becoming an allied spy within the Nazi Party. Campbell becomes a notorious spokesman for the Nazis' anti-American and anti-Semitic agenda, gaining celebrity in Germany and infamy in the States. Not even his wife knows of his clandestine spying and if apprehended, his ties to the U.S. will be denied. As the Reich crumbles, so does Campbell's life, beginning with the death of his beloved Helga.; ; Escaping capture, and living back in America, Campbell's living hell unfolds as Nazi haters and sympathizers confront him. Campbell begins to struggle with his shocking past…is he a hero, a villain, or both?
• Cast: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, Bernard Behrens, Anna Berger, Arye Gross, Norman Rodway, Frankie Faison, Gerard Parkes, Vlasta Vrana, Zach Grenier, Kirsten Dunst, Anthony J. Robinow, Michael McGill, Shimon Aviel, Bill Corday, Bronwen Mantel, Brawley Nolte, John Goodman, Louis Strauss, Richard Zeman, Thomas Hauff, Jeff Pufah, David Strathairn, Henry Gibson, Michael P. Moran, Bill Haughland, Joel Miller, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Richard Jutras, Don Jordan, Michael John Fedun, Adolf Hitler, Keith Gordon
• Director: Keith Gordon
• Runtime: 1:54
• Company: New Line Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie