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Mother Night

  • 19961996
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  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.3K
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Mother Night (1996)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Keith Gordon
  • Writers
    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(novel)
    • Robert B. Weide(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Sheryl Lee
    • Tony Robinow
Top credits
  • Director
    • Keith Gordon
  • Writers
    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(novel)
    • Robert B. Weide(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Sheryl Lee
    • Tony Robinow
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Mother Night
    Trailer 0:31
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    Sheryl Lee in Mother Night (1996)
    Nick Nolte and Norman Rodway in Mother Night (1996)
    Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee in Mother Night (1996)
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    Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee in Mother Night (1996)
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    Nick Nolte in Mother Night (1996)
    Nick Nolte and Zach Grenier in Mother Night (1996)
    Kirsten Dunst in Mother Night (1996)
    Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee in Mother Night (1996)
    Nick Nolte in Mother Night (1996)
    Nick Nolte in Mother Night (1996)

    Top cast

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    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Howard Campbellas Howard Campbell
    Sheryl Lee
    Sheryl Lee
    • Helga & Resi Nothas Helga & Resi Noth
    Tony Robinow
    • Prison Wardenas Prison Warden
    • (as Anthony J. Robinow)
    Michael McGill
    • Prison Officialas Prison Official
    Shimon Aviel
    • Guard Bernard Liebmanas Guard Bernard Liebman
    Bill Corday
    • Campbell's Fatheras Campbell's Father
    Bronwen Mantel
    • Campbell's Motheras Campbell's Mother
    Brawley Nolte
    Brawley Nolte
    • Young Howard Campbellas Young Howard Campbell
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Major Frank Wirtanenas Major Frank Wirtanen
    Louis Strauss
    • Old Jewish Manas Old Jewish Man
    Zach Grenier
    Zach Grenier
    • Joseph Goebbelsas Joseph Goebbels
    Richard Zeman
    Richard Zeman
    • Rudolph Hoessas Rudolph Hoess
    Thomas Hauff
    Thomas Hauff
    • SS Officeras SS Officer
    Jeff Pufah
    • Young German Soldieras Young German Soldier
    Norman Rodway
    Norman Rodway
    • Werner Nothas Werner Noth
    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Young Resi Nothas Young Resi Noth
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Bernard B. O'Hareas Bernard B. O'Hare
    Arye Gross
    Arye Gross
    • Dr. Abraham Epsteinas Dr. Abraham Epstein
    • Director
      • Keith Gordon
    • Writers
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(novel)
      • Robert B. Weide(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Keith Gordon took a small role in I Love Trouble (1994) so he could get this script to Nick Nolte, whose agents thought the project was "too small."
    • Quotes

      Howard W. Campbell Jr.: I was deposited on to the streets of New York, restored to the mainstream of life. I took several steps down the sidewalk when something happened. It was not guilt that froze me; I had taught myself never to feel guilt. It wasn't the fear of death; I had taught myself to think of death as a friend. It was not the thought of being unloved that froze me; I had taught myself to do without love. What froze me was the fact that I had absolutely no reason to move in any direction.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Ransom/Set It Off/Mad Dog Time/Mother Night/The Funeral (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      White Christmas
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Bing Crosby

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews55

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A Great film version of a great novel!
    The folk who produced this masterful film have done fine service to a novel that stands as perhaps the best fiction work centering upon human guilt and human responsibility ever published. Nolte takes the role of Howard W. Campbell, Jr., and makes it his own, remaining true to Vonnegut's depiction of a man who has lost ALL (to and) for Love.

    No weaknesses in this fine adaptation.
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    • Nov 30, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Fine Line Features
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • Мајка ноћ
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Fine Line Features
      • New Line Cinema
      • Whyaduck Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $403,701
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $48,661
      • Nov 3, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $403,701
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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