Mother Night

"The truth is more shocking than the uniform he wears... HE WAS AN AMERICAN SPY."

Nov 1 1996 R 1h 54m
Drama, Romance, 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.

Plot

Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American living in Germany since childhood, is recruited by the United States to become an informer during the upcoming Second World War. What he does become, is one of the leading anti-semitic news broadcasters of Nazi Germany. After the fall of Hitler's Germany, Campbell's government friends arrange for a quiet life in the United States. His life is quiet until a complex web of spies and neo-Nazis draws him back into the life which he once led. Eventually captured by the Isralies, Campbell's one defense was: "I was an American Spy."

Written by

Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Robert B. Weide

Directed by

Keith Gordon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema, Whyaduck Productions

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
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5,721
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
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