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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| 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 |
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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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watching tv | reference to franklin d. roosevelt | american | spy | germany |Taglines:
The truth is more shocking than the uniform he wears... HE WAS AN AMERICAN SPY. See more »Parents Guide:
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Confessione finale See more »Filming Locations:
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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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from "The Four Seasons"
Written by Antonio Vivaldi
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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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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.