Mother Night 1996

Mother Night

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At the dawn of World War II, American writer Howard Campbell (Nick Nolte) lives in Germany, where he pays little attention to the conflicts that surround him, instead preferring to attend elegant social events with his beautiful wife, Helga (Sheryl Lee). The U.S. government, however, enlists Howard to deliver pro-Nazi messages on European radio that are coded with secret messages for the Allied troops. But it isn't long before his superiors start suspecting that Howard is betraying them.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    drama, comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Keith Gordon
  • Producer:
    Keith Gordon, Robert B. Weide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $$390,527
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast

Nick Nolte
as Howard Campbell
Sheryl Lee
as Helga Noth
Alan Arkin
as George Kraft
John Goodman
as Frank Wirtanen
Kirsten Dunst
as Resi Noth
Arye Gross
as Abraham Epstein
Frankie Faison
as Black Fuhrer of Harlem
David Strathairn
as Bernard B. O'Hare
Bernard Behrens
as Dr. Lionel Jones
Henry Gibson
as Adolph Eichmann's Voice
Norman Rodway
as Werner Noth
Anna Berger
as Epstein's Mother
Anthony J. Robinow
as Prison Warden
Michael McGill
as Prison Official
Shimon Aviel
as Guard Bernard Liebman
Bill Corday
as Campbell's Father
Bronwen Mantel
as Campbell's Mother
Brawley Nolte
as Young Howard Campbell
Louis Strauss
as Old Jewish Man
Zach Grenier
as Joseph Goebbels
Richard Zeman
as Rudolph Hess
Thomas Hauff
as SS Officer
Jeff Pufah
as Young German Soldier
Vlasta Vrana
as August Krapptauer
Gerard Parkes
as Father Keeley
Michael Moran
as Violent Man
William Haughland
as TV Reporter
Joel Miller
as Israeli Vice-Consul
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
as Sad Man on Street
Richard Jutras
as G-Man
Don Jordan
as Cop
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Audience Reviews for Mother Night

  • Jul 02, 2008
    Tight script and direction with some good performances in this underrated WW2 drama.
    Anthony V Super Reviewer
  • Dec 11, 2006
    Unusual and thoughtful character study featuring a great perfomance from Nick Nolte. Perfectly captures the tone of Vonnegut's intelligent but offbeat writing style. A forgotten gem.
    xGary X Super Reviewer
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