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1 November 1996 (USA)
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Howard W. Campbell, Jr., is the most patriotic American in the Third Reich. more
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An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war. full summary | full synopsis
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Keith Gordon Blogs From The Sundance Directors' Lab
(From Filmmaker Magazine. 17 June 2009, 12:20 PM, PDT)
Getting in the Act: 11 Novelists Who Found Their Way Into the Script
(From IFC. 26 February 2009, 3:30 AM, PST)
(From Filmmaker Magazine. 17 June 2009, 12:20 PM, PDT)
Getting in the Act: 11 Novelists Who Found Their Way Into the Script
(From IFC. 26 February 2009, 3:30 AM, PST)
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Nick Nolte plays the free world's best friend- and worst enemy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nick Nolte | ... | Howard Campbell | |
| Sheryl Lee | ... | Helga Noth / Resi Noth | |
| Alan Arkin | ... | George Kraft | |
| Bernard Behrens | ... | Reverend Dr. Lionel Jones | |
| Anna Berger | ... | Epstein's Mother | |
| Arye Gross | ... | Dr. Abraham Epstein | |
| Norman Rodway | ... | Werner Noth | |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Robert Sterling Wilson | |
| Gerard Parkes | ... | Father Patrick Keeley | |
| Vlasta Vrana | ... | August Krapptauer | |
| Zach Grenier | ... | Joseph Goebbels | |
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Young Resi Noth | |
| Anthony J. Robinow | ... | Prison Warden | |
| Michael McGill | ... | Prison Official | |
| Shimon Aviel | ... | Guard Bernard Liebman |
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Rated R for a scene of sexuality.
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114 min
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While they are hiding out, Campbell (Nick Nolte) says to Resi and George, "In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart," a direct quote from "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank.
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George Kraft:
All the best writers are dead.
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Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
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Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
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This is a very chilling, and for the most part, a well thought out drama. I am very impressed at the film, not just for the plot and superb acting, but that such a unique movie was made. Most movies involving a spy or a war are filled with a slick talking Brit or a mighty battle, but not this. This isn't about this kind of war, its about the war between a man and his position in life, an American spy in Germany, posing as a supporter of an evil no one will ever forget. When the war is over, Campell thinks he will come home as a hero, but his true heroic stance must remain a government secret. Going back to America, Campell meets Nazi supporters as well as Nazi haters, providing for interesting conflicts, both internally and externally. Nolte more than pulls off the role, and fits the plot quite well for what it's asking.