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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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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Be careful what you pretend to be. 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
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$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 Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Richard Studt director
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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"Frank Wirtanen" is the name of the man who used to sell Christmas trees to the Vonnegut family. 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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Featured in At the Movies: Ransom/Set It Off/Mad Dog Time/Mother Night/The Funeral (1996) See more »Soundtracks
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin BrittenComposed by Arvo Pärt
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Richard Studt director
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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Seldom do I see a movie in which the star performs so well you can hardly believe he is an actor, but he comes across as the real guy he is portraying. I believed Nick Nolte was an American spy who seemed to renounce his American citizenship in World War II--when in fact he should have been rewarded for having served America so well after the war was over and he returned to civilian life. I have seen Nick Nolte in other movies, but never have I been so impressed with his depth of characterization as he manifests in this film.