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.
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Cast
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| Nick Nolte | ... | Howard Campbell | |
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Anthony J. Robinow | ... | Prison Warden |
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Michael McGill | ... | Prison Official |
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Shimon Aviel | ... | Guard Bernard Liebman |
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Bill Corday | ... | Campbell's Father |
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Bronwen Mantel | ... | Campbell's Mother |
| Brawley Nolte | ... | Young Howard Campbell | |
| Sheryl Lee | ... | Helga & Resi Noth | |
| John Goodman | ... | Major Frank Wirtanen | |
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Louis Strauss | ... | Old Jewish Man |
| Zach Grenier | ... | Joseph Goebbels | |
| Richard Zeman | ... | Rudolph Hoess | |
| Thomas Hauff | ... | SS Officer | |
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Jeff Pufah | ... | Young German Soldier |
| Norman Rodway | ... | Werner Noth | |
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Plot Synopsis
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Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American expatriate playwright, Nazi radio propagandist, and Allied spy, writes his memoirs during his pre-trial confinement in 1961 Haifa and learns that people are what they pretend to be. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
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Howard W. Campbell, Jr., is the most patriotic American in the Third Reich. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
1 November 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Confessione finale See more »Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$48,661, 3 November 1996, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$392,362Company Credits
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Prison Warden: Do you prefer German or English?
Howard W. Campbell Jr.: English.
Prison Warden: You are to write down your memoirs for the Haifa Institute For The Documentation of War Criminals. You have three weeks to complete your memoirs before your trial begins. Do you have any questions?
Howard W. Campbell Jr.: No, this is great. Thanks for everything.
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Composed by Arvo Pärt
Performed by Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe
Courtesy of EMI Classics
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Used by arrangement with European America Music Dist. Corp., Agent for Universal Edition Vienna,
publisher and copyright holder
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The scene where Nick Nolte points a Luger pistol towards his mouth thinking about suicide, the toggle on top of the pistol was up and not flat. The pistol would not have fired this way. The toggle would have to be down or flat. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Prison Warden: Do you prefer German or English?
Howard W. Campbell Jr.: English.
Prison Warden: You are to write down your memoirs for the Haifa Institute For The Documentation of War Criminals. You have three weeks to complete your memoirs before your trial begins. Do you have any questions?
Howard W. Campbell Jr.: No, this is great. Thanks for everything.
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FratresComposed by Arvo Pärt
Performed by Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe
Courtesy of EMI Classics
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Used by arrangement with European America Music Dist. Corp., Agent for Universal Edition Vienna,
publisher and copyright holder
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Mother Night is one of my favorite novels and going to see this I was expecting a huge disappointment. Instead I got a film that perfectly portrays the irony, humor, elequence, and above all else the crushing sadness of Vonnegut's novel.
This is certainly Nolte's best preformance to date. He captures the defeat and selfloathing of Howard Cambell Jr. consistently from the subtle intonations of his speech to the held back tears behind his eyes.
Alan Arkin is absolutly hilarious as George Kraft. Sherryl Lee is haunting in her detachment from reality as Cambell's young lover. John Goodman is understated and more than effective as Cambell's "Blue Fairy Godmother."
This Pinnocioesque story of Cambell trying to be his own ideal hero and unwittingly becoming his ideal tragic villian is a mature and vivid look into what we are as people. And aside from that, it is one of the most deeply romantic films I have ever come across. Cambell is the incarnation of both foolish and wise love. And at the films sastifyingly painful conclusion, he finally learns what it means to be a real boy as his Blue Fairy Godmother grants him his wish. And he realizes that...well, watch the movie and you'll see.
Mother Night is without a doubt in my mind one of the best films ever made. It is a beautiful poetic story that digs deep within our emotions and is completely faithful to its original author.