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The Plot Against America

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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The Plot Against America (2020)
An alternate American history story of the country's turn to fascism told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey
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Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.

  • Creators
    • Ed Burns
    • David Simon
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Anthony Boyle
    • Zoe Kazan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,168
    173
    • Creators
      • Ed Burns
      • David Simon
    • Stars
      • Winona Ryder
      • Anthony Boyle
      • Zoe Kazan
    • 136User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 17 nominations total

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    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Evelyn Finkel
    Anthony Boyle
    Anthony Boyle
    • Alvin Levin
    Zoe Kazan
    Zoe Kazan
    • Elizabeth 'Bess' Levin
    Morgan Spector
    Morgan Spector
    • Herman Levin
    Michael Kostroff
    Michael Kostroff
    • Shepsie Tirchwell
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • Monty Levin
    Azhy Robertson
    Azhy Robertson
    • Phillip Levin
    Caleb Malis
    Caleb Malis
    • Sandy Levin
    Jacob Laval
    Jacob Laval
    • Seldon Wishnow
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf
    Ben Cole
    • Charles Lindbergh
    Kristen Sieh
    Kristen Sieh
    • Selma Wishnow
    Steven Maier
    Steven Maier
    • Shushy Margulis
    Billy Carter
    Billy Carter
    • Walter Winchell
    Jarrett Winters Morley
    • Wounded Soldier
    Caroline Kaplan
    Caroline Kaplan
    • Anne Morrow Lindbergh
    Eleanor Reissa
    Eleanor Reissa
    • Mrs. Finkel
    Philip Hoffman
    Philip Hoffman
    • Norman Peretsky
    • Creators
      • Ed Burns
      • David Simon
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    • Trivia
      While this is a fictional tale, it does use accurate depictions of the time; for instance, Charles A. Lindbergh was, in actuality, very Antisemitic. Lindbergh was leader of the America First movement, created in 1940 after Adolf Hitler had invaded Poland, and believed the US should take a neutral position in WWII. He was quoted in Readers Digest in 1939 as saying " We can have peace and security only so long as we band together to preserve that most priceless possession, our inheritance of European blood, only so long as we guard ourselves against attack by foreign armies and dilution by foreign races." He believed in eugenics, that Germany had a 'Jewish' problem, and was close friends with Henry Ford, another well-known Antisemite.
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    9/10

    The Pace is Partially the Point

    A lot of Reviewers seem to be complaining about the pace of Series. I have not read the book, I don't know how the series sends but I think the slow pace is precisely the point. If the end is something akin to the "Nazis take over America" by definition it isn't something that would happen quickly. Say what you will about the USA in 1940, while there was antisemitism, hostility to Jews had never reached levels present in Europe or, specifically, Germany prior to the Nazi takeover there. It follows that the build up wouldn't be the same. The changes have to be ordinary enough that most folks wouldn't notice them.
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    • Release date
      • March 16, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 美國外史
    • Filming locations
      • Clifton, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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